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Safety fears prompt advisory to avoid Korean shellfish

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 17, 2012

~~<p>Danny Kim, president of Oahu food wholesaler Koha Foods, said he's in &quot;limbo&quot; about what to do with his 10,000 pounds of frozen oyster meat and oysters on the half-shell from the Republic of Korea, now that the country has been taken off the list of certified shellfish shippers to the United States.</p>
<p>&quot;I'm waiting for clarification. &hellip; It's just a waiting game,&quot; he said Wednesday. &quot;It's unfortunate that this happened.&quot;</p>
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Danny Kim, president of Oahu food wholesaler Koha Foods, said he's in "limbo" about what to do with his 10,000 pounds of frozen oyster meat and oysters on the half-shell from the Republic of Korea, now that the country has been taken off the list of certified shellfish shippers to the United States.

"I'm waiting for clarification. … It's just a waiting game," he said Wednesday. "It's unfortunate that this happened." Login for more...



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