South African oysters linked to illness in Hong Kong

Oysters from South Africa have been linked to cases of food poisoning in Hong Kong. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong ordered the suspension of imports of raw oysters produced by Zwembesi Farm Limited in South Africa this past week. Six food poisoning clusters have been identified after consumption of raw oysters at one restaurant in Mong Kok and another in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is not clear what the infectious agent is or how many people are sick. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) previously reported it was investigating two clusters involving 11 illnesses in people that had dinner at a restaurant in Mong Kok. Six males and two females, aged 24 to 31, developed abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting about 35 hours after the meal on Sept. 17. The other cluster involved three women aged 23, who had similar symptoms about 30 hours after having dinner at the same restaurant on Sept. 18. Six people sought medical care but none required hospitalization. Oyster link A CFS ...