BC Oysters

• 64 people sickened after eating raw B.C. oysters

  Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick after eating raw oysters from restaurants and retail locations.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2024
  
• Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast

  The warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2018
  
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• 9 cases of gastro-intestinal illness in Alberta could be linked to raw B.C. oysters

  Alberta Health Services says nine cases of gastro-intestinal illness — seven in Edmonton and two in Calgary — are potentially connected to people eating raw oysters from British Columbia.

  Consumer

  Apr 16, 2018
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• Ocean currents tied to B.C.’s mysterious norovirus outbreak

  Researchers with the BC Centre for Disease Control may have pinpointed how a mysterious norovirus outbreak spread, forcing the closure of 13 West Coast oyster farms and curtailing operations at others as hundreds of Canadians fell ill.

  Jul 3, 2017
• Shellfish industry reeling after norovirus outbreak in BC oysters

  British Columbia's shellfish industry is reeling from the impact of a mysterious norovirus that has forced the closure of seven coastal oyster farms, caused others to curtail operations and made hundreds of Canadians sick.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2017
• Raw and undercooked B.C. oysters linked to 289 cases of illness across 3 provinces

  As of March 6, there were a total of 201 cases in British Columbia, 40 in Alberta and 48 in Ontario.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2017
• Norovirus outbreak linked to BC oysters: What you need to know

  Brace yourselves, oyster lovers: there's a chance they were contaminated with sewage.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2017
• B.C. oysters linked to hundreds of norovirus infections across Canada

  Hundreds of Canadians across several provinces have contracted the norovirus infection after consuming B.C. oysters.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2017