FDA warns consumers not to eat shellfish from Oyster Bay Harbor, Nassau County, NY

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked oysters and clams (shellfish) with tags listing Oyster Bay Harbor, in Nassau County, N.Y., as the harvest area, following illnesses reported in several states caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria.

• Shellfish harvested from Oyster Bay Harbor have been linked to confirmed and possible cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus illness.

• Ill persons reported consumption of raw or partially cooked shellfish from the affected area.