N.C. company issues voluntary recall of oysters from Texas

[Doondoo]

The Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to avoid consumption of raw oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay in Texas after more than two dozen people in Maryland became ill last month.

A North Carolina seafood distributor has issued a voluntary recall.

The FDA said 25 people developed nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms after eating raw Texas oysters at a food event in Maryland between Feb. 9-11.

Testing by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene indicated they had contracted norovirus, the FDA said. The virus can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, headaches and fatigue that can linger for several days, health officials said.



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