Food

Oysters recalled in Washington and Oregon over potential norovirus contamination

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling oysters harvested from Puget Sound in December, citing possible norovirus contamination. It’s one of several recalls to impact the Pacific Northwest’s shellfish supply in the past month.

Bird flu scrambled Western Washington egg market for the holidays, and good luck finding eggnog

If you’ve visited your neighborhood grocery store over the holiday season, you might have noticed a lack of the usual variety of egg selection and higher prices for the few options that remain.

Seattle's minimum wage, one of the highest in US, goes up again in January

Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in Seattle will be $20.76.

More food safety rating signs coming to King County in 2025

Albertsons calls off merger with Kroger. Now what?

"This deal is dead as a door nail," according to University of Washington law professor Doug Ross.

No hocus pocus, just delicious donuts. A Seattle area guide to authentic shops

With all of the excitement and social media buzz over Voodoo Doughnuts opening their first Seattle shop in Capitol Hill this week, here’s an appreciation post for your local, independent donut shop quietly pumping out the best donuts that opens early and closes when the donuts run out.

FOB Sushi Bar reopens after TikTok dustup, maintains 'excellent' rating

Salmonella-linked cucumbers sicken 5 Washingtonians amid string of national foodborne illness outbreaks

A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has infected 68 people in 19 states, including five people in Washington state. The outbreak has been linked to cucumbers grown in Sonora, Mexico, and packaged by Arizona-based SunFed Produce.

Foodborne illnesses and your Thanksgiving dinner. What to know

As a food safety attorney who handles cases of E. coli, salmonella, and campylobacter outbreaks, Bill Marler thinks about food, a lot, especially around foodie holidays like Thanksgiving. "Do not, under any circumstance, wash your turkey," Marler told KUOW's Seattle Now. "Don’t do that. You really have to treat poultry like it’s contaminated, because it likely is."