The FDA reported that restaurants and food retailers that received shipments of oysters harvested from NS 10 in Nova Scotia, Canada, on June 9, 2023, and were distributed by Bill and Stanley Oyster Co. of Nova Scotia, Canada, through U.S. distributors to 17 states and the District of Columbia (CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, and WI). On June 30, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported to CDC an outbreak of 9 cases of norovirus illness associated with consuming oysters from Nova Scotia. The oysters harvested from Nova Scotia were sold in Canada, and the U.S. FDA is working with federal, state, and local officials and Canadian public health authorities to investigate this outbreak, obtain additional information on the distribution of the oysters, and determine if additional illnesses have occurred. The FDA advises consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell and dispose of raw oysters described above. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-retailers-and-consumers-avoid-certain-fortune-brand-raw-oysters-nova-scotia?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
