USA – Raw Oysters link in Shigella Outbreak

Food Poison Journal

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Audience

• Consumers who recently experienced symptoms of foodborne illness after eating raw oysters
• Restaurants that sell raw oysters in California, Nevada, New York, and Arizona

Product

• Oysters harvested from Estero El Cardon, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Oysters were distributed primarily to California, Nevada, New York, and Arizona
• Oysters were sold to wholesale distributors with direct sales to restaurants and not to grocery retail outlets.

Purpose

Consumers should not purchase oysters marketed as being harvested from Estero El Cardon, in Baja California Sur, Mexico from restaurants. Consumers who have recently experienced symptoms of foodborne illness should contact their healthcare provider and report their symptoms and receive care.

Restaurants and retailers should not serve oysters from the Estero El Cardon harvest area in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Restaurants and retailers should dispose of any products with harvest tags that indicate a growing area of Estero El Cardon by throwing them away.