NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Louisiana Restaurant Association has begun lobbying against a proposed federal regulation that would ban the sale of raw oysters in the summer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Oysters harvested from April to October in the Gulf of Mexico should be sterilized before they are sold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Scientists say the native Eastern oyster can be brought back from near extinction in Chesapeake Bay if the U.S. government steps up efforts.
TRENTON, N.J., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- New Jersey lifted a ban Friday on shellfish harvesting in Delaware Bay, saying that clam, mussel and oyster beds show no signs of disease.
SEATTLE, May 17 (UPI) -- Oyster consumers should be cautious about a potential build-up of bacteria in the shellfish, Washington state health officials say.
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Pollution from boats, storm-water runoff and sewage in Oyster Bay, N.Y. threatens Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge, an environmental groups says.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Committee on Resources is holding hearings this week on a petition to declare the eastern oyster an endangered species.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 5 (UPI) -- Florida researchers say exercise in cold water instead of warm water may increase people's appetites, making it harder for them to lose weight.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., April 5 (UPI) -- Large releases of freshwater from Florida's Lake Okeechobee into the Atlantic Ocean may mean the end of the oyster beds in the St. Lucie Estuary.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Florida Department of Health is warning people with immune system problems to avoid eating raw seafood, especially oysters.
