Frozen Strawberries Recalled Attributable to Hepatitis A Threat

Sure frozen strawberries that have been accessible at Dealer Joe’s, Costco and different shops should not be eaten owing to a danger of hepatitis A, the US Meals and Drug Administration warned customers this week.

Some a number of Kirkland Signature natural strawberries, Dealer Joe’s Natural Tropical Fruit Mix and different manufacturers have been voluntarily recalled by two suppliers this week because the FDA and the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention examine an outbreak linked to the fruit.

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Washington state has left two individuals hospitalized and as many as 5 individuals contaminated, the FDA mentioned in an alert on its website. The company mentioned the sufferers reported that they’d eaten frozen natural strawberries earlier than they received sick. The infections are linked to strawberries imported from sure farms in Baja California, Mexico, the FDA mentioned.

“Shoppers, eating places, and retailers shouldn’t promote, serve, or eat recalled frozen strawberries. These recalled merchandise must be returned or thrown away,” the alert mentioned. “If customers bought the recalled frozen natural strawberries and ate these berries within the final two weeks, and haven’t been vaccinated in opposition to hepatitis A, they need to instantly seek the advice of with their healthcare skilled.”

Different shops that carried the frozen strawberries embrace Aldi and PCC Group Markets, and different manufacturers embrace Made With and Merely Nature natural strawberries. 

Particular particulars about shops, manufacturers, heaps, best-buy dates and so forth can be found within the FDA’s alert.

The 2 suppliers, California Splendor and Scenic Fruit, have additionally launched data on the recall, as have Aldi, Costco, PCC Group Markets and Dealer Joe’s. All of them say that hepatitis A hasn’t been detected of their respective merchandise however that the remembers have been made “out of an abundance of warning.” Made With did not instantly reply to a request for remark Saturday.

The FDA mentioned that the pressure of hepatitis A present in Washington state is an identical to the pressure that triggered an outbreak in 2022.

Hepatitis A is an an infection of the liver, an organ accountable for filtering blood and different essential capabilities. Although most individuals recuperate fully (and many individuals within the US are vaccinated in opposition to the virus), signs can final weeks to months and may trigger extra severe sickness in some individuals. 

Signs embrace stomach ache, darkish urine, fatigue, jaundice, nausea, pale stool, and vomiting, the FDA mentioned. In some instances, signs will not be obvious, notably in children youthful than 6.

CNET’s Jessica Rendall contributed to this report.

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