Message: FDA is advising retail and foodservice operations to be aware that raw oysters shipped in containers bearing a For Cooking Only label may have a greater likelihood of containing harmful levels of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) bacterium, which may cause illness, than do raw oysters not labeled in this manner.
Retail and foodservice operations should not purchase containers or packages of raw oysters that bear the For Cooking Only label unless the operator intends to fully cook the product before offering it for sale or service to the consumer.
Arnold Price
Food Inspector
Westford Board of Health
978-692-5509
Town of Westford | 55 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886 | 978.692.5500 | 8am-4pm Monday - Friday
