Frozen Strawberries Recalled As Hepatitis A Outbreak Has Left 2 Hospitalized

This article is not a good “blueberry” if you want strawberries. An outbreak of hepatitis A has left at least five people infected and two people hospitalized. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This, in turn, has left those selling other types of frozen strawberries a little short. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that perhaps the culprits of the plague are soft, sweet, and red. We are talking about strawberries – not all berries, but those that were sent in 2022 by suppliers from other farms located in Baja California, Mexico. This has led to two companies using strawberries in their winter products and one retailer to issue a voluntary recall.

One of these companies is California Splendor, Inc., located in San Diego, California. They have remembered many other things of their Kirkland Signature 4-lb. bag of Frozen Organic Whole Strawberries sold at Costco stores in Los Angeles and Hawaii, and two San Diego locations. Another company is the Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham, Oregon. They remember the frozen organic strawberries has the following types and Best By Dates:

• Nature’s Own, Organic Strawberries, Best By 06/14/2024
• Essential Picks, Organic Strawberries, BEST BY 05/20/2024
• Kirkland Signature, Organic Strawberries, Best If Used By 10/08/2024
• Made With, Organic Strawberries, Best Before 11/20/2024
• PCC Group Markets, Organic Strawberries, Good By 29/10/2024
• Trader Joe’s, Organic Tropical Fruit Blend with the following Best By Dates: 04/25/24; 05/12/24; 05/23/24; 05/30/24; 06/07/24

In addition, a third company, the retailer, Meijer, He has freely given his memory of Made-With frozen organic strawberries specifically with Universal Product Code 8-14343-02139-0 and a “Best By” date of 11/20/2024. So if you bought frozen strawberries last year, especially from Meijer, Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood, PCC Community Markets, or Trader Joe’s, you might want to check your package – your package that contained the frosting. organic strawberries, that is.

Now, hepatitis A is the A list you want to avoid. The cause of hepatitis A is the hepatitis A virus, hence its name. This virus is mainly spread through the oral route, which is the polite way of talking about poop. People with hepatitis A can have the virus in their blood and stool. Therefore, unless you are allergic to other people’s blood or come into contact with blood products for any other reason, the most likely way to get hepatitis A is by ingesting something contaminated with the feces of an infected person.

“Hepatitis A is nice to have” is something no one should say. That’s why CDC recommends that all one-year-olds and adults who are at risk get vaccinated against Hepatitis A. It’s easier to get vaccinated than to risk contracting the poop virus.

Not everyone who is infected will develop symptoms. Symptoms appear two to seven weeks after the virus has subsided. The virus can cause inflammation of the liver that causes loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and stomach pain. Since your liver plays a major role in processing bilirubin, liver disease can cause jaundice and yellowing of your skin and eyes. It can also make your urine darker or your stool lighter than usual.

You may be sick for weeks or months. Although most people recover without liver damage, in some cases you can develop liver disease or die. Liver failure is not like eye failure. You need your liver to survive because it performs many important functions such as removing toxins and waste from your body.

So, if you have any of the previously recalled products, remove them. And getting rid of them doesn’t mean feeding them to friends you don’t like. Return the strawberries to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them properly so that no one accidentally touches or eats them. You want to be careful with anything that might be infected with the hepatitis A virus.