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FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from the Gulf?

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Saw this last week - may be a solution:

University of Florida News - Goodbye ‘R’ rule? Oyster pathogen test may help make shellfish safer
The oyster lover’s axiom of edibility — that this shellfish is safest to eat in any month with an “r” in it — may soon become somewhat of a culinary anachronism, thanks to a new food-safety test developed with help from the University of Florida. Oysters are typically considered safest to eat in cooler months (September through April) because the shellfish-infecting bacteria in the genus Vibrio flourish best in warm temperatures.
Even in the “r” months, slurping an oyster opens some people to infection from these bacteria, which can cause fever, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and has even led to finger amputation when it’s given a chance to penetrate a cut or skin lesion.
However, a new quick and inexpensive diagnostic test developed by DuPont Qualicon and refined by UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences could make weeding out pathogen-loaded oysters much more practical and efficient. Oysters are a $14 million industry in the Sunshine State, according to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Bobby J said:
I thought they come out of the bay?
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depending on the wording of the new regulation from the FDA, its possible local oystermen (errr oysterfolk) could put up a quick and successful legal fight or non observation based on the technicality you pointed out.

I assume you are joking - of course they don't actually come out of the Gulf itself... just bays and tributaries leading to same I think .

If you're not joking, simply pin pont what bay's they're harvested in, and then pan out in google maps, and think what folks at the FDA in D.C. would consider that to be as a region.
 
Classic government approach - to protect a few from their own bad decisions, penalize everybody.
 
This is just dumb!

I've never gotten sick from a raw oyster - but I HAVE gotten sick from alot of other foods and items that contain things the FDA is supposed to be "regulating."

Every restaurant already posts notices and has warnings printed on their menus - so how about they leave well enough alone!
 
scooterbug44 said:
This is just dumb!

I've never gotten sick from a raw oyster - but I HAVE gotten sick from alot of other foods and items that contain things the FDA is supposed to be "regulating."

Every restaurant already posts notices and has warnings printed on their menus - so how about they leave well enough alone!
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I did get sick from raw oysters from The Crabtrap on Okaloosa Island about 5 years ago, but that was an isolated incident and I have eaten countless raw oysters otherwise and since then with no problems. MMMmmmmm makes me want some right now! lol :biggrin:

They should definitely leave this one alone!!!
 
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