Personal Injury Law

Atlanta Woman Dies After Eating Contaminated Oysters

By Andy Childers

An Atlanta woman died on August 10, 2007 after eating raw oysters at a Spondivit's Seafood & Steaks in south Atlanta. The 52 year old woman, whose name has not been released, became infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria known to contaminate shellfish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico in warm summer months.

Fulton County officials closed Spondivit's for 24 hours after finding multiple violations of safe food handling practices while investigating the woman's death.

James Howgate, director of Fulton's division of population health, said the health department has prohibited the restaurant from serving any type of shellfish, raw or cooked.

Full post as published by Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer on September 11, 2007 (boomark / email).