Update: February 19, 2026
On February 18, 2026, the FDA expanded the list of oysters harvested in British Columbia, Canada that may be contaminated with norovirus.
FDA now advises restaurants not to serve, food retailers not to sell, and consumers not to eat oysters harvested between December 22, 2025 and February 4, 2026 from BC
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Division of Regulatory Services, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, and Utah County Health Department are investigating a norovirus outbreak in Utah county that has been linked to frozen half shell oysters imported from the Republic of Korea. On July 24, the U.S. Food and
FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Frozen, Raw, Half-shell Oysters from Republic of Korea Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus
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California based S&M Shellfish Co. has issued a product recall for oysters after confirming multiple illnesses due to norovirus contamination. The oysters affected were sold under the names Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay and Royal Miyagi Oysters and were harvested between December 1st and 9th in British Columbia.
California restaurants and businesses affected by the recall include San Francisco’s Waterbar, San Francisco’s Mission Street
In October 2024, Public Health Seattle King County (PHSKC) officials investigated an outbreak of norovirus associated with McDonald’s Restaurant located at 8515 124th Ave NE in Kirkland, WA. Three people who did not know each other reported illness after eating at the restaurant between October 23 and October 26, 2024. No one was hospitalized and
The Pierce County Department of Health announced that it was working with Harvest Buffet, 3121 S. 38th St., Tacoma, following a suspected norovirus outbreak. We closed the restaurant around 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, and will reopen it after at least 24 hours. Staff will clean and sanitize the restaurant and take all steps necessary to
The DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP), in consultation with the Hawai‘i Dept. of Health (DOH), has elected to close the entire Kalalau Trail section, from Kē‘ē to Honopu in the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park. DLNR and DOH are closely coordinating the situation in Kalalau and taking appropriate action to ensure public health and safety.
San Diego County health officials have linked 11 confirmed and probable cases of norovirus illness to frozen oysters imported from South Korea.
Customers who ate the oysters at 100s Seafood Grill Buffet in Mission Valley between March 31 and April 1 became sick, one person went to the emergency department.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is
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Restaurants and food retailers in Connecticut (CT), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Minnesota (MN), New Jersey (NJ), Ohio (OH), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC) and Texas (TX) that have recently purchased oysters from Norm Bloom and Son (CT-069-SS, AQ), harvested from Westport, CT, lot 207, with the harvest
Oyster associated norovirus cases are also being reported in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. Both the California Department of Public Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are now actively engaged in the investigation.
The investigation of oyster-linked illnesses by County of San Diego health officials has expanded to include