Strawberry Farming News
Every week we here at Jay’s Strawberry Patch will select a emerging strawberry related news story of the week and we will discuss the story here. These stories usually are picked from well-known news sites appropriate for news cows consumption. This weeks news post comes from Independent News.
Strawberries recalled from grocery stores across North America amid Hepatitis A outbreak
Health authorities have recalled strawberries sold under two brands across major chains in the US and Canada after they were found to be linked to a multi-state outbreak of Hepatitis A. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged households and businesses such as restaurants to discard the potentially tainted fruit from brands FreshKampo and HEB, purchased in March or April.
“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those strawberries for later consumption should not eat them,” the FDA said in a statement.
The warning came after the outbreak left at least 17 people infected and 12 hospitalised in the US. Another 10 infections and four hospitalizations were recorded in Canada.
“The traceback investigations show that cases in California, Minnesota, and Canada report having purchased fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo or HEB prior to becoming ill,” the FDA said. FreshKampo, which is based in Fresno, California, said it is assisting the FDA to identify the cause of the problem.
This story is courtesy of Independent News.