Frozen Oysters | The International Outbreak Museum

Outbreak: Frozen Oysters
Product: Frozen Oysters	Investigation Start Date: 11/22/2006
Location: Marion County, OR	Etiology: Norovirus GI
Earliest known case onset date: 11/15/2006	Latest case onset date: 11/17/2006
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 2 / 11	Positive Samples: 1

Over 25,000 pounds of product from the same lot was embargoed by the FDA.
List of foods served at the banquet; note many accompanying items had to be written in to capture the full range of ingredients served.
Photo copy of label from frozen oysters imported from Korea.

OUTBREAK SUMMARY:

A rapid investigation of a Norovirus outbreak implicated commercially frozen oysters on the half shell that were thawed and served raw. Over 25,000 pounds of product from the same lot was embargoed by the FDA, which was then considering further restrictions on this type of product, which had been … Continue Reading ››