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Utah health officials investigate a norovirus outbreak linked to South Korean oysters.
The FDA warned against oysters harvested between December 2024 and February 2025.
Restaurants in multiple counties received the potentially contaminated oysters, expanding the warning.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health and Human Services along with the Utah County Health Department and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food are investigating a norovirus outbreak in Utah County connected to frozen half-shell oysters from South Korea.
In July, the Food and Drug Administration announced the potential norovirus contamination of frozen oysters from the Korea. At the time, restaurants and consumers were advised not to sell or eat frozen oysters harvested between Dec. 30, 20