- The potentially contaminated strawberries were sold under the FreshKampo and HEB brand names.
- The FDA noted on its website that the production areas for its organic strawberries include Michoacán, Guanajuato and Baja California, and Mexico.
- So far there have been 17 cases and 12 hospitalizations in the United States, the FDA reported.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating two brands of organic strawberries sold in major US supermarket chains for a possible link to hepatitis A.
Potentially contaminated strawberries were sold under these brands
The potentially contaminated strawberries they were sold under the brand names FreshKampo and HEB and have so far affected 17 people and hospitalized 12 in three US states and Canada, the FDA said in a statement.
“Traceback investigations show that cases in California, Minnesota and Canada report purchasing fresh organic strawberries branded FreshKampo or HEB before becoming ill,” said the FDA, which is investigating the outbreak along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disease Prevention.
Strawberries are sold in supermarket chains Aldi, HEB, Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Safeway, Sprouts Farmers Market, Weis Markets, and WinCo Foods. The FDA did not mention the origin of the strawberries, but Mexico-based FreshKampo noted on its website that the production areas for its organic strawberries include Michoacan, Guanajuato and Baja California, Mexico; and Morocco.
The FDA said consumers, restaurants and retailers should not sell, serve or eat fresh strawberries from these two brands if they were purchased between March 5 and April 25, 2022.
“If you are not sure what brand you bought when you bought your strawberries, or where you bought them before freezing them, the strawberries should be thrown away,” the FDA said.
The strawberries that may have been affected have already expired, but health authorities say that consumers who bought them and frozen them for later consumption should dispose of them.
So far there have been registered 17 cases and 12 hospitalizations in the United States, the FDA reported. In Canada there have been 10 cases, four of which required hospitalization.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by a virus that is spread in the stool of an infected person. It is contagious but can be prevented with a vaccine.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, and jaundice. In the most severe cases, it can lead to liver failure and death.
The start of the disease in the outbreak of strawberries varies from March 28 to April 30.
The FDA recommends that anyone who is not vaccinated and is developing these symptoms after consuming strawberries within the past two weeks consult their health care professional.
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