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Oysters recall overview:
- Who: Food safety watchdogs are investigating a norovirus outbreak linked to oysters from Texas.
- Why: More than 200 people have reported falling amid the outbreak.
- Where: The oysters were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
A major oyster recall has been initiated in multiple states after more than 200 people fell ill with norovirus linked to raw oysters from Texas.
On Dec. 15, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Texas Department of State Health Services, announced they were investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Texas.
As of Dec. 15, 211 illnesses had been reported. The outbreak is linked to raw oysters harvested from TX 1 in Galveston Bay, Texas, public health officials said.
“Restaurants and food retailers should not serve raw oysters from harvest area TX 1, Galveston Bay, Texas, harvested between 11/17/2022 and 12/7/2022, which will be printed on product tags,” the recall says.
The potentially contaminated oysters were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, however it is possible that additional states received these oysters through further distribution within the U.S., the FDA said.
Recalled raw oysters should be thrown out, notice says
The news comes after The Texas Department of State Health Services first ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in the TX 1 area of southeastern Galveston Bay on Dec. 9, after reports of a few dozen cases of gastrointestinal illness among people who ate oysters from those waters.
The recall includes oysters in the shell and shucked oysters.
“Do not eat any raw oysters from the areas listed above,” the recall said. “If you have oysters at home from any of the areas listed above, throw them away. Clean any utensils or food preparation surfaces that may have touched the oysters.”
The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.
The most common symptoms of norovirus are diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain, the CDC said. A person usually develops symptoms 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to norovirus. Most people with norovirus illness get better within 1 to 3 days.
With this illness, there is a risk of dehydration, so call a healthcare provider right away if young children, older people, or anyone getting sick seems dehydrated, the CDC said.
Meanwhile, in April, the FDA was warning retailers and consumers not to eat certain raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada, amid another norovirus outbreak.
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