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Experts meet in Kenya to discuss seafood safety

By Joe Whitworth on December 5, 2019

Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.

The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past month and included visiting experts…
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Norway finds low levels of E. coli and heavy metals in shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on November 22, 2019

Shellfish in Norway have low concentrations of E. coli and heavy metals, according to the results of a national monitoring program.

The Institute of Marine Research (Havforskingsinstituttet) reported the findings show Norwegian shellfish on the…
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The best of times for shellfish harvest, the worst of times for shellfish harvest

By Cookson Beecher on August 8, 2018

It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the…
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90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up shots coming due in Hawaii

By Coral Beach on February 14, 2017

illustration syringes vaccinationMore than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha State.…
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Publisher’s Platform: It is time to Vaccinate against Hepatitis A

By Bill Marler on November 6, 2016

It’s not just for travelers and people at risk anymore.

I spent the last day meeting with the family of a woman that died too young from complications of Hepatitis A after eating tainted scallops…
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Two Hepatitis A victims in Hawaii confirmed dead

By Coral Beach on October 28, 2016

Two Hepatitis A victims have died in the outbreak in Hawaii that was traced to frozen scallops imported from the Philippines and served raw at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai.

A spokesman for…
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No new Hepatitis A cases in Hawaii outbreak during past week

By Coral Beach on October 27, 2016

For the first time since July 6, Hawaii’s weekly Hepatitis A outbreak update did not include any new cases this week. The victim count held steady at 291.

raw scallopsWhen the Hawaii Department of Health first…
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Hawaii’s Hepatitis A outbreak could be coming to an end

By News Desk on October 13, 2016

New cases of Hepatitis A infection in Hawaii’s outbreak linked to frozen, imported scallops are holding steady for the first time since the outbreak was announced, with only one additional person confirmed sick in the…
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Scallops gone but Hepatitis A outbreak continues to expand

By News Desk on September 29, 2016

Eight more people have been confirmed as victims in a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii as health officials continue to ask for help from the public, health care providers and foodservice workers to stem the…
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Hawaii Hepatitis A outbreak grows to almost 250 people

By Coral Beach on September 1, 2016

Additional victims of a Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported, frozen scallops served raw in Hawaii continue to be identified, with state officials reporting 241 people now confirmed with infections. In the past week, 13…
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FDA confirms Hepatitis A in scallops; multi-state recall begins

By Coral Beach on August 19, 2016

Federal officials have confirmed Hepatitis A in frozen, imported scallops that have been linked to an outbreak in Hawaii and are working with Sea Port Products Corp. to recall the shellfish from three states. None…
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