The FDA is warning restaurants, retailers, and consumers to not serve or eat certain frozen raw half shell Korean oysters because they may be contaminated with norovirus. The oysters were harvested on January 30, 2025 from harvest area Designated Area 1 in the Republic of Korea (ROK). There are illnesses associated with the consumption of … Read more
An outbreak linked to oysters that were imported from South Korea has sickened at least five people in Clark County, Nevada, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. No epidemiological link has been confirmed and no one has been hospitalized. The notice described the cases as having “acute gastrointestinal illnesses.” Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, … Read more
FDA is updating its Safety Alert on the oyster norovirus outbreak in California as another firm is voluntarily recalling some frozen half shell oysters. On March 11, Sea Win Frozen Half Shell Oysters were recalled in California for possible norovirus contamination and illnesses were reported. No information was given on patient age ranges, illness onset … Read more
Do not eat certain IQF oysters from Korea because they are associated with a norovirus outbreak in Hawaii, according to the FDA. On June 13, 2024, the Hawaii Department of Health told the FDA about an outbreak of norovirus that is associated with the consumption of certain IQF oysters from Central Fisheries Co., LTD (KR-6-SP), … Read more
Dai One Food Raw Oysters are being recalled for possible norovirus contamination, and restaurants and retailers are being asked not to sell or serve them, according to the FDA. The oysters are individually quick frozen raw oysters on the half shell in block form. the oysters were harvested between 2/10/2022 and 2/24/2022 and on 4/13/222 … Read more
Enoki mushrooms from China are now subject to an FDA Import Alert after several recalls have been issued for that product for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, and a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. In July of 2022, the FDA issued an import alert for this type of mushrooms that were imported from Korea because of many recalls … Read more
How many enoki mushroom Listeria monocytogenes recalls have been enacted in the past few months? For starters, enoki mushrooms were the most recalled food of 2022. And some imported recalled enoki mushrooms are linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened at least three people in three states. This product has been problematic for … Read more
It’s time for the top 10 food poisoning outbreaks of 2022. There were not many multistate outbreaks this year; just a few more than the pandemic year of 2020 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But there were still hundreds of Americans sickened by contaminated food. And the case counts for … Read more
The FDA has issued an import alert for Korean grown Enoki mushrooms because so many of them have been recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the past few months. This alert is “designed to protect public health and help prevent the importation of enoki mushrooms that could be linked to human infections,” according to … Read more
Concord Farms Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall notice states that “No infections or illnesses have been reported or confirmed.” The recalling company is Concord farms of Vernon, California. The mushrooms were imported from Korea. The recalled item is Concord Farms Enoki Mushrooms that are packaged in 5.25 ounce … Read more