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FDA and CDC Warn People to Stay Away from Imported Crab Meat - Cooking Light
Though there are no official recalls, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning Americans to stay away from imported crab, especially from the country of Venezuela as cases of severe food poisoning have popped up in four different states.
The affected crab meat contains a bacteria called Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which has caused at least 12 individuals mostly in the Mid-Atlantic region to fall ill with serious symptoms, including chronic vomiting, severe diarrhea, and dangerously high fevers. Victims of this outbreak have been reported in Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and Louisiana, so far—four of these individuals have been hospitalized as of today.
Though there are no official recalls, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning Americans to stay away from imported crab, especially from the country of Venezuela as cases of severe food poisoning have popped up in four different states.
The affected crab meat contains a bacteria called Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which has caused at least 12 individuals mostly in the Mid-Atlantic region to fall ill with serious symptoms, including chronic vomiting, severe diarrhea, and dangerously high fevers. Victims of this outbreak have been reported in Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and Louisiana, so far—four of these individuals have been hospitalized as of today.