Colchester: Oyster growers hit back at virus report
A study by the Food Standards Agency discovered that 76% of oysters tested had traces of the infectious winter vomiting bug. However, Graham Larkin, operations manager at Colchester Oyster Fishery, said he was disappointed with the way the information had been put forward. He said that most of the oysters found with the virus were […]
First-time systematic study into norovirus in oysters published
The first published systematic study of norovirus in oyster-harvesting areas using the most up-to-date quantitative methodology was published today. At present the level of norovirus in oysters that might lead to actual illness is not yet well defined. There are also still significant knowledge gaps about the transmission of norovirus. Cefas’ study, funded by the […]
