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Oysters from British Columbia, Canada - Warning to not consume/sell due to Norovirus
3 years ago •source fda.gov
United States
The FDA is advising consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of oysters harvested between January 16, 2023, and February 17, 2023, from Deep Bay, Baynes Sound subarea 14-8 or subarea 13-16 (landfile #140185) in British Columbia, Canada due to possible norovirus contamination. The FDA is working with federal, state, and local officials, and with Canadian public health authorities on a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada. Currently, illnesses have only been reported in Canada with no known cases of norovirus associated with these oysters reported in the U.S.The affected products are oysters harvested between January 16, 2023, and February 17, 2023, from Deep Bay, Baynes Sound subarea 14-8 landfiles #0278744, #0278742, #0278741, #0278740, #1414396, #0319716, #1414456, #1414457, #1400483, #1411206, #1407063, #1408485, #0278739, #0278737, #1403139, #0278734, #1411153 and #1411195 and subarea 13-16 landfile #1401845 in British Columbia, Canada. Packaged oysters include the harvest area information on their packaging.
The FDA is alerting restaurants, retailers and consumers because it is possible that states received these oysters through distribution to the U.S.
Shellfish can cause illness if eaten raw, particularly in people with compromised immune systems. Food contaminated with norovirus may look, smell, and taste normal.
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