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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (March 4) appealed to the trade to stop selling raw oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay, Texas, United States, after February 1, 2007.
A CFS spokesman said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States advised consumers to avoid eating raw oysters harvested from the area as a result of report of an outbreak of norovirus-associated illness linked to eating raw oysters.
According to the FDA, the distributor Bayview Seafood in Seadrift, Texas, issued a voluntary recall on February 26. Another distributor, Rose Bay Oyster Company of Swanquarter, NC, issued a voluntary recall on February 28, 2007. Oysters with tags that read: ¡§Gal 1, 2/2/07¡¨ are subject to the recall.
¡§The elderly, children, pregnant women and people with lower immunity should avoid consuming high-risk foods like raw oysters or cold dishes.¡¨
¡§The Centre will continue to monitor the situation and follow up with the US authorities for more information.¡¨
Ends/Sunday, March 4, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:12
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