Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Oysters Imported From Canada, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration is working to address an outbreak of norovirus linked to raw oysters imported from Canada, it said. “The FDA has confirmed that potentially contaminated raw oysters harvested in the south and central parts of Baynes…
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Sound, British Columbia, Canada,” were distributed in several U.S. states, it said. “FDA and the states are conducting a trace-forward investigation to determine where the raw oysters were distributed and ensure they’re removed from the food supply. Retailers should not serve raw oysters harvested from the following harvest locations (or landfiles) within Baynes Sound: #1402060, #1411206, #1400483, and #278757.” Canadian authorities have seen a decrease in the number of cases being reported to the Canadian outbreak investigation team, “which indicates the outbreak may be slowing,” the Public Health Agency of Canada said April 27.