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The Food and Drug Administration just announced a recall on oysters and Manila clams linked to a norovirus contamination.
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While it is unclear at this time how many illnesses are connected to these recalls, consumers should dispose of any impacted product immediately. Common symptoms of norovirus include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach pain, fever, headache and body aches.Symptoms may start 12 to 48 hours after infection and can last up to three days. And while anyone can contract norovirus, young children, those age 65 or older and immunocompromised individuals may experience longer illness.
If you are showing signs of infection after consuming the recalled oysters or clams, contact your health care provider immediately. It is generally safe to eat shellfish, but norovirus survives longer in colder climates, so it is more risky to consume shellfish from November to March.
For questions about the recalls and outbreak, contact your local FDA complaint coordinator.
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SourcesEatingWell uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable and trustworthy.U.S. Food & Drug Administration.FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters and Manila clams from Pickering Passage, Washington potentially contaminated with norovirus.Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.Urgent product recall.Washington State Department of Health.Norovirus in shellfish.U.S. Food & Drug Administration.Consumer complaint coordinators.
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EatingWell uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable and trustworthy.U.S. Food & Drug Administration.FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters and Manila clams from Pickering Passage, Washington potentially contaminated with norovirus.Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.Urgent product recall.Washington State Department of Health.Norovirus in shellfish.U.S. Food & Drug Administration.Consumer complaint coordinators.
EatingWell uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable and trustworthy.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration.FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters and Manila clams from Pickering Passage, Washington potentially contaminated with norovirus.Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.Urgent product recall.Washington State Department of Health.Norovirus in shellfish.U.S. Food & Drug Administration.Consumer complaint coordinators.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration.FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters and Manila clams from Pickering Passage, Washington potentially contaminated with norovirus.
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.Urgent product recall.
Washington State Department of Health.Norovirus in shellfish.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration.Consumer complaint coordinators.
