Oysters are often eaten raw or lightly cooked, which means there isn’t a heating step to kill bacteria. - Ant DM/iStockphoto/Getty Images A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked ...

The potentially contaminated shellfish were sold at one local grocery store and served at two Bellingham restaurants.

WASHINGTON — Raw oysters have been linked to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens across 22 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. The outbreak has ...

A Florida man who ate raw oysters has died after contracting an infection from Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, according to local health officials. The 71-year-old man ate oysters at a Sarasota restaurant ...

More than 100 people have fallen sick from foodborne illnesses in Hong Kong so far this year with the majority getting ill after eating oysters. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the ...

A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked to raw oysters has sickened more than 60 people across 22 states, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health ...

Eating oysters raw always carries some degree of risk, even when they are harvested from approved waters and handled according to regulations. Testing and monitoring reduce risk but cannot eliminate ...