A black clams Hepatitis A outbreak has potentially sickened at least 37 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thirty of those patients have been hospitalized. The FDA issued a safety alert about this product in May 2026. And New York reported illnesses from these clams in May … Read more
A Missouri woman has been indicted for allegedly illegally smuggling blood clams into the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Blood clams, also known as Concha Negra, black clams, and black conch meat, with the scientific name Andorra tuberculosis, can be contaminated with pathogens such as hepatitis … Read more
The FDA has issued a safety alert for La Serranita Concha Negra blood clams, also known as black clams, for possible hepatitis A contamination. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported an outbreak in New York associated with this product. But now more hepatitis A illnesses have been reported in more … Read more
A blood clam hepatitis A outbreak has sickened an unnamed number of New York consumers, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The blood clams, also called black clams, (Concha Negra) were imported from Ecuador. The blood clams were sold freshly frozen and were used to make clam ceviche, a dish … Read more