The hepatitis A outbreak associated with frozen mixed berries sold Costco has sickened 79 people including at least four in Utah, according to state health officials. The four people in that state who became ill reported eating a frozen berry mix before the onset of illness which ranged from mid-March to mid-May. None of them was hospitalized and all have recovered.
The frozen berry mix in question, “Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend,” was sold in all 10 Utah Costco stores. The product has been recalled, but some consumers may have it in their freezers and should not eat it. Anyone who ate the product should contact a health care provider of local health department to ask about a vaccination which can prevent illness.
Hepatitis A is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, dark urine, clay-colored stools and yellow skin or eyes. These symptoms usually appear two to seven weeks after exposure and can last several weeks while the virus runs its course.
