FDA warns WA-sourced oysters and clams may carry norovirus across nine states

The FDA warned that certain raw oysters from Drayton Harbor Oyster Co. and Manila clams from Lummi Indian Business Council harvested Feb. 13–Mar. 3 may be contaminated with norovirus and distributed to retailers and restaurants in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington. Restaurants and retailers should not sell or serve these shellfish and should dispose of them or arrange destruction to prevent cross-contamination. Illness typically begins 13–48 hours after exposure and lasts 24–72 hours.