Seventeen people in three states have reported hepatitis A infections so far, and authorities have tracked the culprit to a certain brand of strawberries.
This photograph shows packaged strawberries in Ayamonte, Huelva, on May 20, 2022. Photo by Jorge Guerrero / AFP via Getty Images)by the U.S. government after they’ve been linked to a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections.
The strawberries are past shelf life, but the FDA is warning Americans to check their freezers in case the affected brand was purchased and then frozen for later use. The strawberries were branded as FreshKampo and HEB and would’ve been purchased between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022. They were sold at the following grocery stores, including, but not limited to: Aldi, HEB, Kroger, Safeway, Sprouts Farmers Market, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Weis Markers, WinCo Foods.
If you are unsure of what brand you purchased, when you purchased your strawberries, or where you purchased them from prior to freezing them, the strawberries should be thrown away,So far, 17 people have reported hepatitis A infections in three states, including 15 in California, one in Minnesota and one in North Dakota.