Eating raw food always comes with a risk of bacterial or viral contamination. Oysters are especially likely to contain pathogens absorbed from ocean water. Warming waters and human population growth ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning people to thoroughly cook mussels after a spike in Vibrio parahaemolyticus cases. Photo / NZME One person has been hospitalised and two others have ...

Public health officials in New Zealand are reminding people to thoroughly cook collected shellfish to avoid Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. New Zealand is in the warmer summer months of the ...

Fishmonger Ryan Johnson offers advice on buying and cooking shellfish after the recent norovirus issues with B.C. south coast oysters. With 'out of the blue' proposal, Vancouver moves to shut down ...