HEALTH Norovirus alert: FDA warns of contaminated raw oysters from Mexico People should ‘pay very careful attention’ to avoid contracting the ‘highly contagious’ virus, doctor says ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 22 that certain frozen, raw and half-shell oysters from South Korea could be infected with norovirus.. According to a news ...

Oysters and Manila clams harvested in Washington have been recalled across seven states due to an outbreak of norovirus. The recalled seafood was harvested between November 15 and December 11 this ...

The FDA is issuing multiple advisories for oysters and Manila clams that could be contaminated with Norovirus, a serious gastrointestinal illness. In the case of oysters from British Columbia ...

The FDA is working with federal, state, and local officials to investigate a multi-state outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters, the agency said Wednesday.

The FDA just announced changes to help make berries sold in the U.S. safer to eat, lowering the odds you’ll get norovirus or hepatitis A.

This is the first test FDA has cleared for diagnosis of norovirus infections, and having it available locally may mean more rapid preliminary identification of norovirus as the cause of an outbreak.

The FDA has recently announced a new plan to improve the safety of imported berries. Fresh and frozen berries grown in other countries have been a common source of hepatitis A and norovirus ...

Last year, the FDA issued 10 advisories concerning norovirus-contaminated oysters, spanning from California to Maine. Thursday’s warning marks the first of 2025, but the fourth since early December.

The FDA has issued four oyster recalls in the last 18 days as norovirus cases have surged. A whopping 495 norovirus outbreaks were reported by the 14 states participating in the CDC’s NoroSTAT ...

Norovirus infects and sickens people 12 to 48 hours after exposure, and symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach pain, fever, headache and body ache.