Public health officials are investigating the connection between certain frozen organic strawberries and a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections.
The Food and Drug Administration reports that the organic strawberries have been distributed nationwide to a variety of retailers, including Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood, and PCC Community Markets
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The resurgence of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries underlines the importance of complete traceback of implicated products during outbreaks, according to researchers.
Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in 2018, 65 cases of the same hepatitis A virus (HAV) strain were detected in Germany
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Federal officials are collecting 2,000 samples of frozen berries produced in and imported to the United States as part of an effort to develop preventive controls against pathogens such as hepatitis A and norovirus.
The two viruses caused outbreaks in recent years that sickened hundreds of people across the United
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Austria has become part of a multi-country Hepatitis A outbreak with 31 confirmed cases linked to frozen strawberries imported from Poland.
The outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) is connected to the one recently declared over in Sweden which affected 20 people in six counties. Of these cases, 17 were
Continue Reading Austrian Hepatitis A cases match strain in Swedish outbreak
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reiterated advice to boil imported frozen berries before eating following multiple alerts across Europe for Hepatitis A and norovirus.
The agency recommends boiling them for one minute prior to consumption, which will destroy viruses if they are present.
FSAI said there remains
Continue Reading FSAI warns of virus risk in imported frozen berry supply chain
Update: The back of the Montana brand frozen strawberries packaging states the berries are from Egypt.
Montana brand frozen strawberries are being pulled from Canadian stores because of possible hepatitis A contamination.
This recall was triggered by findings during an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection
Continue Reading UPDATE: Hepatitis A illnesses prompt recall of frozen strawberries
County and state health departments continue to dribble out details on restaurants, schools and other foodservice operations that received and served frozen strawberries from Egypt that are under recall for Hepatitis A contamination as time runs out for potential victims to receive post-exposure vaccinations.
The post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) must be
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State and local health departments across the country are apparently being left to their own devices to alert the public to potential Hepatitis A exposure from strawberries from Egypt as the window of opportunity for post-exposure vaccination slips closed.
Field workers harvest strawberries in Egypt. Strawberry
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Health officials are urging foodservice operators — including schools and restaurants across the country — to check their freezers for recalled strawberries from Egypt that may be contaminated with Hepatitis A.
The strawberries, produced and exported from Egypt by the International Company for Agricultural Production and Processing (ICAPP), are implicated
Continue Reading Strawberries linked to outbreak went to schools, restaurants
