Posted on 01/10/2023 8:20:45 AM PST by Red Badger
Those sweet shellfish may be tempting, but eating oysters in Florida has been dangerous this year.
Oysters have sickened people in the Sunshine State with three different types of illnesses, at least one of them deadly.
Federal officials issued a warning recently for raw oysters harvested in Galveston Bay, Texas, and sold in Florida, along with seven other states. The oysters were potentially contaminated with norovirus and sold to restaurants and retailers. About 211 people were infected by the oysters and had diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain within 12 to 48 hours after eating them.
Publix Supermarkets said it sold the shell-on oysters in its fresh seafood display case at its Publix and Publix Greenwise locations and warned the public of the recall.
Southport Raw Bar & Restaurant stopped selling oysters from the Gulf. "We got notification about the recall so we are no longer using oysters from the Gulf and getting them from Connecticut and Maryland instead," manager Mike Cudnik said.
The recall of Texas oysters that sickened people comes a few weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of a brand of frozen raw oysters harvested in an area of South Korea and distributed in 13 states including Florida. The agency said the oysters from South Korea are suspected of causing sapovirus infections, which is acute gastroenteritis causing vomiting and diarrhea.
This summer, oysters from Louisiana sickened Floridians. A Broward County man died after eating a raw oyster from Louisiana at a Fort Lauderdale seafood restaurant. It was the second death in Florida within weeks from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives in coastal waters and typically sickens people through the consumption of raw shellfish or by entering an open wound, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Yes, they have limited their high rises there from what I can tell. Nothing over 7 stories is allowed on Okaloosa, which is nice. We have been to the National Seashore Park, but it was a brief visit that time we went. We usually do a fair amount of cooking at our rental unit, so I wonder how long it takes to get to the grocery store there. I’m estimating at least 20 minutes but not sure. It’s a 10 minute drive from where we stay in Okaloosa to the nearest Publix. Tom Thumb is closer but has only the basics. We don’t go for the amusement stuff either. I want the sand and the gulf, that’s it. Building sand castles, watching the waves, the dolphins (or are they porpoises, I always forget), swimming, and just soaking up the rays that I can’t get here in the Midwest. It’s one of my happy places.
Yes, I do like that. We heard that it was pretty nice, so we ventured over once. After that, we’ve been back every year for a day visit. It’s possible one day we will go there, but it’s an extra half an hour drive for family that we meet up with. Sometimes they can be stubborn, but if I can present a good case to them, they may be up for a change. If you have any particular units you think are noteworthy, I could start the process of looking around. I appreciate the information. Thank you.
Wait, what?
There's an old Publix literally next to the west end of Navarre Beach Causeway, and then there is another one off 98 like a minute and a half from the Tom Thumb.
There there is a monster Publix Super off 189 where we got sammies to eat out at Air Force Armament Museum, and on the way there, we saw yet another Publix Super at 188 at 85.
We stay about 2/3 of the way down the island of Okaloosa off of Santa Rosa Boulevard, so have to backtrack back to Miracle Strip Parkway, in order to get to the closest Publix off of 98. It takes longer than a minute and a half to go from the Tom Thumb on Santa Rosa, and our unit is past the Tom Thumb. Maybe we go at a busy time of year, but it takes several minutes, at least 5 just to get to the bridge on Miracle Strip.
I’m not that familiar with what’s west of Ft. Walton, just slightly.
How did the shellfish get sorta cholera?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Also, if any of the dead people were CoupFlu vaxxed.
The bug really nails afflicted who have liver issues and/or are immune compromised.
1 dead since when, all year? How many healthy men have died this week of COVID 19 vaccines? I’ll have a dozen raw oysters and another dozen barbequed oysters from Uglesichs, every day if they can deliver. OK, they are not Florida oysters, but I don’t know a good source from there.
There aren't any. Florida's Apalachicola Oyster Beds are shut down until 2025, and Alabama just shut theirs down last month................
Ok, I could see that happening in peak season. I’d rather sit in traffic to get to Publix than settle for Tom Thumb or Piggly Wiggly or especially Winn-Dixie.
Oh, me too! I love Publix and miss it. My Kroger could use a serious upgrade, but it’s the closest thing to me. It’s a step above the others you’ve mentioned, but if I could have a Publix within an hour’s drive if where I am, I would go there religiously. Anytime we go to the Southern states, people think I’m weird, but I volunteer to do the grocery shopping (Publix only). I just wish I didn’t have to break from the beach to go do it. Maybe we shouldn’t do all the cooking while we’re there though. It does cut down on the costs.
Try the pasteurized oysters. They are good.
“Clams are ‘sweet’........................”
Now you’ve jarred my memory. Howard Johnson’s tendersweet clams. First place I had them, they were really good.
Grass fed oysters are always better....................
vibrio is bad ass.
It’s always to cook all seafood. Sushi is full of dead parasites and most restaurants don’t buy sushi frozen certified fish, so you may be eating live parasites too.
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