Aside from the advances in refrigeration and handling practices that permit consumers to safely eat oysters whenever they please, executive culinary director Lauren Kiino points out that there's a ...

Is it true that raw oysters are dangerous? Many raw dishes such as steak tartare and sushi carry a risk of illness. But raw oysters “are among the riskiest foods that we consume regularly,” said ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging caution amid an ongoing Salmonella outbreak that is likely linked to raw oysters. According to the CDC, there have been 64 confirmed illnesses ...

Nobody can argue that it took a supreme act of desperation or hunger to be the first person to look at an oyster and think there might be something tasty inside. But I argue the second person to ...