23 AUGUST. NE PACIFIC

AP reports The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against eating live oysters from WA state, which could have elevated bacterial levels due to warmer waters. About 40 cases of illness in CA and WA as well as another 100 cases in British Columbia have been reported and attributed to consumption of raw oysters. --Jeff June <JAJfish@aol.com>. Contact Ben Gale for more info <ben_gale@comlink.DPH.SF.CA>

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