FDA advises not to serve, sell, or eat contaminated shellfish from Oregon and Washington potentially contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Toxins

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, oysters and bay clams harvested from growing areas in Netarts Bay and Tillamook Bay, OR harvested on or after 5/28/24, and all shellfish species from growing areas in Willapa Bay, WA: Stony Point, harvested between 5/26/24 and 5/30/24; Bay Center, harvested between 5/29/24 and 5/30/24; and Bruceport, harvested between 5/29/24 and 5/30/24, and distributed to AZ, CA, CO, HI, NV, NY, OR, and WA because they may be contaminated with the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). On 5/30/2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture advised the FDA of the recall of certain oysters and bay clams due to elevated PSP levels. The shellfish were harvested from Netarts Bay, OR, and Tillamook Bay, OR, on or after 5/28/24. The Oregon product was shipped to OR, and NY may have also been distributed to other states. On 5/30/2024 Washington State Department of Health advised the FDA that the state of Washington is conducting a recall for all shellfish species harvested from the following growing areas in Willapa Bay, WA, due to elevated PSP levels: Stony Point, harvested 5/26/24 to 5/30/24; Bay Center, harvested 5/29/24 to 5/30/24; and Bruceport, harvested 5/29/24 to 5/30/24. The Washington product was shipped to AZ, CA, CO, HI, NV, OR, and WA and may have been distributed to other states. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-and-retailers-not-serve-or-sell-and-consumers-not-eat-certain-shellfish

 

 Safety Alert
Safety Alert

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, oysters and bay clams harvested from growing areas in Netarts Bay and Tillamook Bay, OR harvested on or after 5/28/24.

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