Maryland, Virginia and the nation\u2019s other shellfish-producing states are not going to have to make huge changes in the way seafood is stored and transported to protect customers from a rare but dangerous bacteria \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n
Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration required all states that have the potential to have shellfish containing a bacterium called vibrio to come up with vibrio control plans. The plans included getting the oysters under refrigeration within a certain number of hours in the spring and summer to stop the spread of vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that can become rampant when water temperatures soar above 80 degrees.<\/p>\n
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