The risks of eating raw seafood aren't new, but environmental changes are.
Rab Lamont dredges Scotland's last wild native oyster fishery from the 1970s Clyde built trawler, the 'Vital Spark' on August 31, 2023 in Cairnryan, Scotland.
Rob Lamont and John Mills dredge Scotland's last wild native oyster fishery from the 1970s Clyde built trawler, the 'Vital Spark' on August 31, 2023 in Cairnryan, Scotland.
"Water temperature directly affects an oyster's metabolism, growth rate, and reproduction cycle," international oyster expert Julie Qiu, co-founder of, told "Good Morning America." Her organization describes itself as "an international network of oyster enthusiasts" who are "committed to advancing oyster appreciation and service standards through education, training, and community.
"None of the shells we collect from restaurants will touch the water ... within a year of them coming from the restaurant," he said. "In that way we can be very confident that nothing that was alive on those shells when they got to the restaurant is still alive when we're putting in the water.""The risk of contracting a life-threatening vibriosis infection from eating oysters for a healthy adult is extremely rare," Qiu said, echoing Malinowski's sentiments.
"In a restaurant, do not order raw oysters that have been pre-shucked," she suggests. "Ideally, they should be shucked on demand. The key sign to look for is front-of-restaurant oyster shucking with visible display of oysters on ice." Ultimately, Qiu reminded consumers to "use common sense: do not order oysters in places that have no business serving live shellfish, particularly if they do not appear to have any cold storage or refrigeration."
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