DHH Recalls Oysters and Closes Oyster Harvesting Area

DHH Recalls Oysters and Closes Oyster Harvesting Area

BATON ROUGEā€”The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) moved quickly Tuesday to close a Terrebonne Parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area located in Basin 12, Area 23. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from that area since April 26, 2012 including shucked, frozen, breaded, post- harvest processed and oysters for the half […]

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FDA is Investigating Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Oysters

FDA is Investigating Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Oysters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating an outbreak of norovirus-associated illness linked to eating raw oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay, Texas. FDA advises consumers to avoid eating raw oysters harvested from this area after Feb. 1, 2007, as a result of reports of illnesses in people who attended a Maryland event […]

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