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发帖数: 3990 | 1 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration urged the
removal of South Korean oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from the market
, saying the products may have been exposed to human fecal waste and
contaminated with norovirus.
At least four people in the United States have become sick after eating
South Korean seafood - three in October and one in December, the FDA said on
Thursday.
The regulatory warning spans the range of fresh, canned and processed
seafood products that contain the seafood types known as molluscan shellfish
that entered the United States before May 1, when the FDA first removed
them from an interstate list of certified shellfish shippers.
An FDA official said U.S. representatives are in talks with South Korean
officials about the problem that involves polluted fishing waters where the
seafood was harvested.
An official with the South Korean embassy in Washington had no comment.
Some food companies have already removed the products from their
distribution networks. But the agency said not all have complied and it
issued the warning in an effort to reach retailers distributors and food
service operators.
"These products and any products made with them may have been exposed to
human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with norovirus," the FDA
said in a statement.
South Korean shellfish represent only a tiny fraction of the oysters, clams,
mussels and scallops sold in the United States.
Norovirus causes gastroenteritis, a disorder characterized by nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps and other symptoms that occur within 12-
48 hours of exposure and last up to three days.
The FDA took action after determining that a South Korean program to
safeguard shellfish contamination did not meet U.S. standards for sanitary
controls.
The agency advised consumers to check seafood labels and contact seafood
vendors, if they are concerned about products they have purchased, and throw
out any found to be from South Korea.
(Reporting By David Morgan, Anna Yukhananov and Salimah Ebrahim; Editing by
Bob Burgdorfer and Tim Dobbyn) |
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