The FDA issued a warning about oysters from British Columbia, Canada, that may be contaminated with norovirus. Oysters harvested between December 1st and December 9th from specific growing areas are affected and sold in multiple US states. Restaurants and retailers are advised to dispose of the oysters or return them to their distributor.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned stores and restaurants around the country not to sell or serve oysters from British Columbia, Canada, that may be contaminated with norovirus. The oysters were harvested between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9 from growing areas BC 14-8, Landfiles (LF) # 1413888, 1409240, 1402294, 1409454, 1402193, 1402293, 1402060, and growing area BC 14-15, LF # 249854. They were also sold in Arizona, Colorado, D.C.
, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.Restaurants and retailers that have the oysters should throw them away, or return them to their distributor to be destroyed. The FDA also advised that shellfish can be a source of pathogens more generally, and the risk of cross-contamination of food processing equipment and the food processing environment must be averted
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