US FDA warns retailers, restaurants about contaminated Maine oysters

Published Jul 26, 2024

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The U.S. FDA has issued a warning against consuming, selling, or serving recalled oysters from Recompense Cove in Freeport, Maine, due to potential Campylobacter bacteria contamination linked to an illness outbreak in Maine. The affected oysters, harvested between June 19, 2024, and July 16, 2024, were distributed to several U.S. states and Ontario, Canada. The Maine Department of Marine Resources has closed the implicated harvest areas and recalled the oysters. The FDA advises that consuming these oysters raw can cause illness, especially in individuals with compromised immune systems, and recommends proper disposal and sanitation to prevent cross-contamination.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell, and consumers not to eat, recalled oysters from Recompense Cove in Freeport, Maine, U.S.A., because they may be contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria.“These oysters have been associated with a Campylobacter illness outbreak in Maine,” the FDA said in a press release.The agency said it is in communication with Maine and other U.S. states about the distribution of the oysters and will continue to monitor the investigation and help state authorities as needed. The agency advised consumers, retailers, and restaurants to dispose of the oysters.The oysters were harvested between 19 June 2024 and 16 July 2024 from harvest sites CAS RC2 and CAS RCX and shipped to distributors in the U.S. states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, as well as the province of ...

Source: Seafoodsource