The FDA is warning restaurants not to serve Future Seafoods raw oysters from Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella and generic E. coli bacteria. Restaurants and food retailers in these states may have recently purchased those oysters: Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Consumers may have purchased the oysters. The Future Seafoods harvest number is PE 4217 SP).
The oysters were harvested in October 10, 2023 from the harvest area PE9B and then sold to those restaurants and retailers. Contaminated oysters can cause serious illness if they are eaten raw. Food that is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli will look, smell, and taste normal, and their texture is not compromised.
On October 10, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested the oysters and discovered the presence of Salmonella and an unacceptable level of genetic E. coli, which can indicate fecal contamination. On October 18, 2023, the CFIA told the FDA about the test results. Canada is investigating the cause of this problem. Future Seafoods, Inc. has not yet issued a recall.
Symptoms of a Salmonella food poisoning infection usually begin 12 to 72 Horus after eating food contaminated with this pathogen. The illness lasts four to seven days. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach and abdominal cramps, and diarrhea that may be bloody. Symptoms of a pathogenic E. coli infection usually begin a few days after eating contaminated food. Symptoms include a mild fever, nausea and vomiting, and severe abdominal cramps along with bloody diarrhea.
If you ate these oysters and have been ill with these symptoms, see your doctor because you may be sick from eating Future Seafoods oysters.
