BC Oysters

• 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
  
• 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
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• 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