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Oyster Warning

Mike

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Dallas Resident Dies After Eating Raw Oysters

POSTED: 1:05 pm CDT September 29, 2006
UPDATED: 4:01 pm CDT September 29, 2006

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MCKINNEY, Texas -- The Collin County Health Department on Friday reported that a Dallas resident died earlier this week after consuming raw oysters at a restaurant in Plano.

Oysters can be contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. This bacterium is naturally present in marine environments and does not alter the appearance, taste, or odor of oysters.

Among healthy people, ingestion of V. vulnificus can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.


In immunocompromised persons, particularly those with chronic liver disease, V. vulnificus can infect the bloodstream, causing a severe and life-threatening illness characterized by fever and chills, decreased blood pressure (septic shock), and blistering skin lesions.

To prevent V. vulnificus infections, particularly among immunocompromised patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the following:

Do not eat raw oysters or other raw shellfish.
Cook shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels) thoroughly.
Avoid cross-contamination of cooked seafood and other foods with raw seafood and juices from raw seafood.
Eat shellfish promptly after cooking and refrigerated leftovers.
The use of antacids in the 24 hours preceding oyster consumption has also been linked to an increased risk of oyster-related illness.

State and local food codes allow raw oysters to be served to consumers, but restaurants must warn customers about the dangers of consuming raw or undercooked shellfish.
 

nr

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A good reminder. Personally I think raw oysters are revolting.
On that topic we just had dinner with some friends and got to talking about oysters. Our friend said she used to hate watching her raw-oyster- loving dad swallow them without chewing them. She tried to convince him he could save so much money on oysters if he'd tie a string to one, swallow it, then pull it back up again and repeat! :lol: :lol:
 

Soapweed

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nr said:
A good reminder. Personally I think raw oysters are revolting.
On that topic we just had dinner with some friends and got to talking about oysters. Our friend said she used to hate watching her raw-oyster- loving dad swallow them without chewing them. She tried to convince him he could save so much money on oysters if he'd tie a string to one, swallow it, then pull it back up again and repeat! :lol: :lol:

That would be a real slick idea. :)

We had scallops last night for supper, that I bought from the Schwann's truck which was in town a few days ago. The scallops were tasty, but I'd much rather have beef as a full time protein source. :wink:
 

Northern Rancher

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Soapweed and here I thought you lived in the country-Schwann's service yet-what next lol. our schwann's man here unfortunately lived up to the stereotype of the travelling salesman. It made for alot of real funny jokes at the coffee shop till he got fired.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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no need to warn me about oysters.....I aint ever ate one, and don't plan to. YUCK!!!! Whoa!!! (((((Gimme the Willies))))))

I do like fried catfish however....but only tank raised, not river cat. Tank raised doesn't have that strong fishy taste like river fish does.
 

Soapweed

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Northern Rancher said:
Soapweed and here I thought you lived in the country-Schwann's service yet-what next lol. our schwann's man here unfortunately lived up to the stereotype of the travelling salesman. It made for alot of real funny jokes at the coffee shop till he got fired.

Back about thirty years ago, there was a gal in town that ran a little part-time "business" on the side. A local fellow was heard complaining to her husband, as he picked himself up off the ground, "How come 'so-and-so' gets his for free; I pay, and you beat me up?" :wink:

Life can be tough. :)
 

cowsense

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Soapweed said:
Northern Rancher said:
Soapweed and here I thought you lived in the country-Schwann's service yet-what next lol. our schwann's man here unfortunately lived up to the stereotype of the travelling salesman. It made for alot of real funny jokes at the coffee shop till he got fired.

Back about thirty years ago, there was a gal in town that ran a little part-time "business" on the side. A local fellow was heard complaining to her husband, as he picked himself up off the ground, "How come 'so-and-so' gets his for free; I pay, and you beat me up?" :wink:

Life can be tough. :)

Was kind of the standard joke when Shwann's run a rural service.........anytime someone's wife was expecting the popular line was "It musta been that Shwann's guy.......he was the only one around!" :shock: :shock: :lol: :wink:
 

Ben H

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But they are soooooo good. I love oysters and littleneck clams raw on the half shell, and I'll keep eating them, it's worth the risk. I live 30 minutes from the ocean, it don't get much fresher then that. There's a place in the Old Port in Portland called J's Oyster Bar, they even have a Scallop Cocktail. That is 4 sea scallops served raw with some cocktail sauce. mmmmmmmmm
 

Mike

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We used to eat raw oysters almost everyday no more.

Cholera and other stuff's been hard on the oyster fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Had one buddy that kept 2 coolers in the back of his truck all the time......................One for beer and one for oysters.

It wasn't a big deal at all to see him pulled over on the side of the road with 3-4 guys standing around the pickup bed. He also kept Tabasco and crackers in the cab. :lol:

The guys who live down on the coast tell me that scallops are rare and that they use "Punched Out" meat from Sting-Rays now to substitute.

My wife also bought some breaded popcorn shrimp one day.................I was looking on the bag and it said that the shrimp inside were not really shrimp, but made with fish parts.

"Artificial Shrimp"??????????????
 

IL Rancher

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Sure... Just like the imitation crab (Krab) or lobster that is actually Cod or pollock.. NEver seen the shrimp but it was only a matter of time... Non of that stuff actaully tastes like what it is immitating..
 

nr

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Mike said:
We used to eat raw oysters almost everyday no more.

Cholera and other stuff's been hard on the oyster fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Had one buddy that kept 2 coolers in the back of his truck all the time......................One for beer and one for oysters.

It wasn't a big deal at all to see him pulled over on the side of the road with 3-4 guys standing around the pickup bed. He also kept Tabasco and crackers in the cab. :lol:

The guys who live down on the coast tell me that scallops are rare and that they use "Punched Out" meat from Sting-Rays now to substitute.

My wife also bought some breaded popcorn shrimp one day.................I was looking on the bag and it said that the shrimp inside were not really shrimp, but made with fish parts.

"Artificial Shrimp"??????????????
They make artificial seafood scallops and sometimes try to pass it off as the real higher-priced thing. The way to identify the fake is they are all the same size and shape whereas real scallops of course aren't. They use a firm fish and it might be hard to detect the difference. Don't know.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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On the shrimp deal........that's why I wanna see that lil nekid shrimp with no breadin on it when I buy it. I bought a package of "shrimp" in the freezer section one time......Ewwwwww it looked like shrimp...shape wise....But the first thing that came to mind....was "third world country, child labor, chewed up, spit out, and patted into the shape of a shrimp" Aint no way I can eat that stuff now. I know that's NOT how it's processed, but that was the thought that went thru my mind and I can't get past it now. Same goes for Chicken McNuggets.....they are or were in the past, some sort of meat parts pressed into them lil nugget shapes, breaded and fried. Noooo thank you, I want my steak to be steak, my fish/shrimp to be real, and if I am gonna eat chicken ( dont happen that often), but by golly it better be chicken.
 

nr

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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
On the shrimp deal........that's why I wanna see that lil nekid shrimp with no breadin on it when I buy it. I bought a package of "shrimp" in the freezer section one time......Ewwwwww it looked like shrimp...shape wise....But the first thing that came to mind....was "third world country, child labor, chewed up, spit out, and patted into the shape of a shrimp" Aint no way I can eat that stuff now. I know that's NOT how it's processed, but that was the thought that went thru my mind and I can't get past it now. Same goes for Chicken McNuggets.....they are or were in the past, some sort of meat parts pressed into them lil nugget shapes, breaded and fried. Noooo thank you, I want my steak to be steak, my fish/shrimp to be real, and if I am gonna eat chicken ( dont happen that often), but by golly it better be chicken.

This processed food junk has gone waaayyyyy to far.
Our food stores could be half their size and healthier if they'd get
rid of the junk, fake stuff.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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I agree. The latest thing I seen in the grocery store that was just beyond stupid was a vaccuum packed deal with 1 (ONE!!!) slice of spam in it. I thought to myself...ok....this is just gettin a lil bit rediculous when you hafta by spam one slice at a time. Besides bein YUCK!!!
 

IL Rancher

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I don't know Lilly... One slice of Spam is probably a bit past my limit... Think they can vacumn seal a half a slice? Haven't had Spam in years and I can honestly say it is not something I am missing very much..

My wife is going on this non processed food kick right now... Or at least with home precoessed such as making her own tomato sauce, apple sauce an such...Fine with me I say, just give me my ingrediants and I will cook with what is there.. Having a bumper crop off the apple and pear trees this year.. The ol yard at the old house smells a bit like apple cider.
 

Mrs.Greg

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Yikes,thanks for the heads up on the shrimp thing,I probably would never have checked.Its getting harder to find decent products anymore,I'm even scared of the produce,you never know about the processing.E-coli can't be washed out properly.Mothers think they are doing right buying fresh veggies,but e-coli harms a child hard and fast.

Spam...YECK,there ain't nothing identifiable in that stuff.
 

OldDog/NewTricks

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Mike said:
They make artificial seafood scallops and sometimes try to pass it off as the real higher-priced thing. The way to identify the fake is they are all the same size and shape whereas real scallops of course aren't. They use a firm fish and it might be hard to detect the difference. Don't know.

Artificial Scallops are in truth SHARK

I eat Oysters every week-end - always looking for ways to fix them
 

Soapweed

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IL Rancher said:
Sure... Just like the imitation crab (Krab) or lobster that is actually Cod or pollock.. NEver seen the shrimp but it was only a matter of time... Non of that stuff actaully tastes like what it is immitating..

To me, the arificial crab tastes better than the real stuff, and it is sure more "user friendly" and easier to eat. Just my opinion. :wink:
 
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