The FDA is issuing this alert advising consumers to not eat, and restaurants and food retailers to not sell, oysters harvested between 11/17/2022 and 12/7/2022 from harvest area TX 1, Galveston Bay, Texas due to possible norovirus contamination.
As of Dec. 14, 2022, CDC announced that the outbreak is over. CDC reports a total of 39 illnesses in four states, and the last illness onset was Oct. 23, 2022.
The best practices document identifies mitigating measures to potential food safety vulnerabilities, including those that may arise in the “last mile” of delivery.
NARMS findings help public health partners continually assess the nature and magnitude of bacterial antimicrobial resistance at different points along the farm-to-fork continuum.
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System tracks changes in the antimicrobial susceptibility of select foodborne bacteria found in ill people (CDC), retail meats (FDA) and food animals (FSIS).