Oysters

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Potentially Contaminated Oysters from an Approved Area in Groton, Connecticut

September 6, 2023 FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of oysters harvested from Groton Approved area in Connecticut from 8/28/2023 through 8/30/2023 from dealers CT-393-SS, AQ, CT-004-SS, AQ, and CT-020-SS, AQ with lots, L-30 and L-26B1 due to sample results showing potential contamination. …

What’s a Mermmelier? Think Sommelier, but Instead of Wine, It’s All About Oysters

August 14, 2023 Marco della Cava, USA TODAY

Get ready for the newest food expert: Your friendly local mermmelier. What’s that? Hint: “Mer” is French for ocean. …

As New Hampshire Oysters Become More Popular, State Will Test for ‘Vibrio’ Bacteria 

July 10, 2023 HADLEY BARNDOLLA, New Hampshire Bulletin

Plump, briny oysters harvested in New Hampshire are finding their way onto more menus, and state officials say it’s time to start evaluating the risk for a naturally occurring bacteria that’s made headlines elsewhere.  …

Oyster harvest rebounds in Chesapeake Bay and its waters, and here’s what’s driving recovery

July 5, 2023 Kristian Jaime, Salisbury Daily Times

In a sign the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay is improving, oyster harvests have been nothing short of plentiful, with a strong likelihood too of a successful next season. …

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Raw Oysters from Dai One Food Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus

June 14, 2023 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat, as well as restaurants along with food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of Dai One Food Co., Ltd., frozen raw half shell, IQF, and block form oysters with harvest dates between 2/10/2022 and 2/24/2022 and 4/13/2022 and 4/14/2022 from Designated Area No. II and sold in Hawaii, Georgia, and Minnesota. …