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.
Opportunities include Understanding and Implementing Updated Appendix A&B Guidelines, Foreign Material Prevention & Control Workshop, Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit and Securing the Future of Meat: Sustainability, Innovation and the Next Big Thing.
Lily Edwards-Callaway, Ph.D., will oversee development and implementation of the animal health and welfare program for Bion’s sustainable beef projects.
The best practices document identifies mitigating measures to potential food safety vulnerabilities, including those that may arise in the “last mile” of delivery.