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Two deaths in Florida linked to raw oysters from Louisiana this month
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:51 am
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:51 am
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A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana.
Gary Oreal, who manages the Rustic Inn, told the South Florida SunSentinel that the man who died had worked years ago at the restaurant famous for garlic crabs.
“Over the course of 60 years, we have served a couple billion oysters, and we never had anyone get sick like this guy did,” Oreal said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Vibrio bacteria doesn’t make an oyster look, smell, or taste any different. The agency said about 80,000 people get vibriosis in the U.S. each year, and about 100 people die from it.
Inspectors from the Florida Department of Health checked out the restaurant's kitchen and examined its oyster inventory the day after the man became ill, Oreal told the newspaper.
“We passed with flying colors and we were allowed to continue to sell oysters,” he said, adding the oysters being served currently are from Louisiana. “If there was a problem with the oyster bed we would know it because others would have gotten sick.”
The restaurant has a sign warning patrons about the risks of eating raw shellfish.
“Oysters are top of the mountain for dangerous foods to eat,” Oreal said. “I have eaten them my entire life, and will continue. But you are putting yourself at risk when you do it.”
The Florida Department of Health says 26 people have become infected with the bacteria and six of them later died after eating raw shellfish, including oysters, so far this year. In 2021, 10 people died out of 34 people sickened. In 2020, there were seven deaths among the 36 who became ill.
Last week, a man in Pensacola died after contracting the bacteria from oysters he bought at a market, the Pensacola News Journal reported. That oyster also came from Louisiana, officials said.
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Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:53 am to John88
Somebody is going to sat Fentanyl arent they
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:55 am to John88
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The agency said about 80,000 people get vibriosis in the U.S. each year, and about 100 people die from it.
Not enough of a percentage to worry about. Eat up.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:55 am to John88
There's no R in August.
This post was edited on 8/17/22 at 11:56 am
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:55 am to John88
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Over the course of 60 years, we have served a couple billion oysters, and we never had anyone get sick like this guy did,” Oreal said.

Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:57 am to John88
I believe this is caused by too many people whose diet consists of pancakes, french fries and breadsticks living near the coast who do nothing but poop in proximity to large watersheds.
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These are the same people who want to know if the tapioca pudding comes with a side of mashed potatoes and rice?
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These are the same people who want to know if the tapioca pudding comes with a side of mashed potatoes and rice?
This post was edited on 8/17/22 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 8/17/22 at 11:58 am to John88
Don't eat Oysters during the hot months.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:00 pm to Koach K
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I believe this is caused by too many people whose diet consists of pancakes, french fries and breadsticks living near the coast who do nothing but poop.

Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:02 pm to Lakeboy7
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Somebody is going to sat Fentanyl arent they
They probably found a $20 bill on the ground and said, "hey, I'll buy some oysters with this." Bam. Laced with fentanyl.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:02 pm to John88
Gulf oysters kinda suck if we’re being honest.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:04 pm to CottonWasKing
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Gulf oysters kinda suck
Yeaaaaa I wish I had never eaten cold water boston oysters.
BUT, what an idiot. August and September are the two months you definitely do not eat them raw.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:05 pm to CottonWasKing
The ones grown off of the bottom are pretty damn awesome.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:05 pm to CottonWasKing
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Gulf oysters kinda suck if we’re being honest.
LA alone accounts for more than 1/3 of the national harvest. Seems like consumers may disagree.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:06 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Green Jeans need to set up shop at the weigh stations on I 10 and do temp checks for the reefer trucks carrying seafood.
Posted on 8/17/22 at 12:07 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Yeaaaaa I wish I had never eaten cold water boston oysters.
Same I used to love gulf oysters until I actually had a decent oyster.
Now the only time I’m eating gulf oysters are if they’re fried or charbroiled or I’m shitfaced.
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