LOS ANGELES (KABC) – FDA is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak related to fresh organic strawberries.
The brands involved were Fresh Kampo and HEB.
Anyone who has bought these strawberries between March 5 and April 25, 2022 and frozen them for later consumption must throw them away.
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 says.
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They were sold to various stores such as Aldi, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, WinCo Foods and Walmart, according to the FDA.
Tracking research shows that cases in California, Minnesota and Canada report that you bought fresh organic strawberries under the brand name FreshKampo or HEB before you got sick.
The onset of the disease is from March 28 to April 30, 2022.
Symptoms of hepatitis A usually appear 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or water, and may include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine, and pale stools. In some cases, especially in children under the age of six, hepatitis A infection can be asymptomatic, according to the FDA.
People with hepatitis A infections usually recover completely in a week or two; however, in rare cases, hepatitis A can become chronic and cause a recurrent infection, according to the FDA. Chronic hepatitis A infection can lead to more serious health problems, such as liver failure and death.
We recommend that you contact your doctor if you believe that you have been eating these strawberries for the past few weeks and / or have experienced symptoms of hepatitis A infection after eating these fresh organic strawberries.
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