FDA Warning: Don't Eat Raw Oysters If You Live In These States

  • The Food and Drug Administration is warning residents of 13 states to avoid eating oysters after dozens of people have been infected with the sapovirus.
  • The oysters were shipped from the Dai One Food Company in South Korea to the following U.S. states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, per the FDA. Anyone who recently purchased oysters in these states should either throw them away or return them to their place of purchase, FDA officials say.
  • The sapovirus can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, extreme stomach pain, fever and headaches, per the FDA. 

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