TEXAS – The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that a company has made a voluntary recall of several packages of frozen fruit for possible Hepatitis A contamination.
They were sold at Costco, HEB and Walmart under the Great Value and Rader Farms Organic brands.
Willamette Balley Fruit Co, located in Salem, Oregon, announced a voluntary recall of frozen fruit packages containing strawberries harvested in Mexico for possible Hepatitis A contamination.
The specific products in this recall are: Great Value Sliced Strawberries, Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Antioxidant Blend, Rader Farms Organic Fresh Start Smoothie Blend and Rader Farms Organic Berry Trio.
Great Value products were sold at Walmart from January 24 to June 8, 2023. While Rader Farms products were sold at Costco from October 3, 2023 to June 8, 2023 and at HEB from July 18, 2022 to June 8, 2023 .
You can access here to view the full list of Recalled Lot Numbers and Best Buy Dates for these fruit packs.
According to the FDA, Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that occurs after exposure to the Hepatitis A virus, including through food. This disease can range from mild lasting a few weeks to severe lasting months.
The illness usually occurs within 15 to 50 days after exposure and symptoms include fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, abnormal liver tests, dark urine, and pale stools. In rare cases, particularly users who have severe pre-existing illness or are immunocompromised, hepatitis A infection can progress to liver failure.
People who may have consumed the affected product should consult their healthcare professional or local health department to determine if a vaccine is appropriate, and consumers with symptoms of hepatitis A should contact their healthcare professional or local health department. local health immediately.
At the moment no sick people have been reported with this voluntary withdrawal.
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