Oysters from Copano Bay, Texas Linked to Norovirus Outbreak, FDA Warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 17 warned consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked oysters oysters harvested from Copano Bay in Texas, as those oysters have been linked to an outbreak of norovirus in Louisiana.
Oysters harvested from Copano Bay, Texas, on Dec. 26, 2013, and then shipped by Alby’s Seafood of Fulton, Texas, have been linked to six norovirus illnesses in Louisiana. Alby’s Seafood has issued a recall of the oysters harvested on Dec. 26.