Oysters
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Research crucial to stop parasite from destroying P.E.I. oyster industry: ministerMultinucleate sphere X, or MSX, affects the growth of oysters and kills a large number of them, but it does not present a human health risk.EnvironmentAug 31
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CFIA recalls Pacific Rim Shellfish brand oysters due to norovirus riskThe CFIA says they were sold in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, and Ontario, and possibly other provinces and territories as well.ConsumerMar 28, 2022
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Osoyoos Oyster Fest prepares to shuck 10,000 shellfishIt may not be a food that grows in the Okanagan, but some believe local wine is perfect for oysters.EntertainmentApr 25, 2019
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Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coastThe warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.HealthNov 1, 2018
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Canadian oysters may be making Americans sick with norovirus: FDAThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating whether contaminated oysters were sold south of the border.HealthMay 1, 2018
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Number of sicknesses linked to raw oysters is droppingHealth officials say the number of gastrointestinal illnesses associated with raw oysters that made over a hundred people sick in three provinces appears to be dropping.CanadaApr 27, 2018
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Norovirus outbreak in Canada — here’s what’s triggering the vomiting bugNorovirus cases have risen in Canada, and it's being linked back to raw oysters from B.C.HealthApr 19, 2018
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B.C. oysters recalled over biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoningThe oysters were sold from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16.HealthOct 17, 2017
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Ocean currents tied to B.C.’s mysterious norovirus outbreakResearchers 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 oystersBritish 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.CanadaMar 22, 2017
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