More than 20 people sickened by sewage-tainted oysters after Maryland failed to warn public of contamination
When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution , Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill.
Source: baltimoresun.com
