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The Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into fresh organic strawberries potentially linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are also investigating strawberries.
FILE- Close-up of ripe strawberries in the vineyard.
FreshKampo and HEB strawberry brands acquired between March 5 and April 25 are being investigated for a connection to an outbreak in the U.S. and Canada, the FDA said in a press release. Consumers who bought the fruit during this time period are asked to discard it.
“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products have passed their shelf life,” the FDA wrote. “People who bought fresh organic strawberries FreshKampo and HEB between March 5, 2022 and April 25, 2022 and then froze these strawberries for later consumption should not eat them.”
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Strawberries are sold to several major retail chains, including Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Safeway.
Hepatitis A can cause mild and serious illness and, in rare cases, can cause liver disease and even death, according to the FDA, although most people who become infected recover completely within a few weeks.
FILE: Close-up portrait of a handful of red strawberries (iStock / iStock)
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“If you’re not sure what brand you bought it from, when you bought the strawberries, or where you bought them from before you froze them, the strawberries should be discarded,” the FDA said.
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The FDA has so far reported 17 diseases and 12 hospitalizations related to strawberries. A total of 15 cases were reported in California, while Minnesota and North Dakota each had one case.