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Contaminated Oysters: FDA Warns Virginia Restaurants, Stores Warned To Not Sell Shellfish
cThe US Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers, restaurants, and retailers across several states in the Northeast to dispose of raw oysters harvested from the Groton Approved Area in New London County, CT between Monday, Aug. 28 and Wednesday, Aug. 30, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
The affected raw oysters were sent to retailers and distributors in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and may have even been sent further than these states, according to the FDA.
The advisory was issued after the Connecticut Department of Agr…
Kale, Spinach, Collard Green Products Produced In Jessup Subject To Listeria Recall
A Maryland-based company announced a recall of kale and other similar products that were shipped up and down parts of the East Coast and could be contaminated with Listeria.
Lancaster Foods is voluntarily recalling three brands of Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand kale, spinach, and collard green products after a random sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes by the New York Agriculture and Markets Food Safety Division.
Items subject to the recall were distributed to retailers and distributors in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. …