bags of Kirkland Signature Frozen Organic Whole Strawberries that were sold at Costco stores in Los Angeles, California Hawaii and two San Diego, California business centers. of San Diego, California voluntarily recalled certain lots of 4-lb. In response to this investigation, California Splendor, Inc. This proportion was significantly higher than results from a survey of healthy people in which 24% reported eating frozen berries in the week before they were interviewed. Of people who were interviewed, all of them reported eating frozen organic strawberries. In interviews, ill people answered questions about the foods they ate and other exposures in the 2 to 7 weeks before they became ill. The hepatitis A virus strain causing illnesses in this outbreak is genetically identical to the strain that caused a foodborne hepatitis A outbreak in 2022, which was linked to fresh organic strawberries imported from Baja California, Mexico, and sold at various retailers. Investigation of the OutbreakĮpidemiologic and traceback evidence indicate that frozen organic strawberries, imported fresh from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico in 2022, are the likely source of this outbreak. Of 5 people with available information, 2 (40%) have been hospitalized. Ill people range in age from 38 to 61 years, with a median age of 52 years.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 24, 2022, to December 27, 2022.
Traceback and epidemiological investigations show that people with outbreak-associated cases in Washington purchased the same retail brand of frozen organic strawberries prior to becoming ill.Īs of March 20, 2023, a total of 5 outbreak-associated cases of hepatitis A have been reported from 1 state. Frozen organic strawberries may be sold to a variety of retailers under multiple brand labels. Food and Drug Administration are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, by a common supplier. CDC, state public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S.
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