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Are Raw Oysters Safe to Eat? What to Know About Vibrio Risk
With summer approaching, oyster slurping season nears. And with it, unfortunately, looms the threat of food poisoning. Recently, that’s been brought front and center by the circulation of TikTok videos claiming that bacteria hiding in oysters can lead to pretty gnarly symptoms—everything from diarrhea and vomiting to potentially life-threatening infections. But social media can be dramatic at best
Oysters linked to 170 illnesses in Finland; people sick in other countries
Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong. At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants in February and March. Cases have also been reported in other Finnish cities. Norovirus has been found in nine different oyster batches with two from
Oysters recalled in Canada because of Salmonella also distributed in U.S.
The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and to dispose of the recalled Oyster Kings Inc. oysters from Canada because of possible Salmonella contamination. On Sept. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the FDA of Oyster Kings Inc.’s oyster recall, that product had been distributed in the United States, and that the