Oysters from Virginia river continue to test positive for Salmonella

MEDIUM · Food Safety News · escalated (LOW→MEDIUM): salmonella · published 2026-11-12

The Virginia Department of Health is reporting that a third round of oysters taken from Little Wicomico Oyster Company cages on Nov. 2 tested positive for Salmonella, representing three of eight meat samples from two of the company’s four leases.  The Little Wicomico River in Northu

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