The Hepatitis A outbreak associated with the Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Frozen Berry Blend sold at Costco stores has sickened at least 34 people in the U.S. The attorney for Townsend Farms has stated that the pomegranate seeds in the mix, imported from Turkey, are most likely responsible for the virus. How many imported foods … Read more
Hepatitis A lawyers are representing people who contracted Hepatitis A infections after eating Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend purchased at Costco, the berry mix associated with a Hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened people in at least 7 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Since this post was first published there … Read more
The CDC states that the hepatitis A strain associated with Townsend Farms Anti-oxidant Blend Frozen Berry Mix sold at Costco is rare in the United States. The strain is usually found in North Africa and the Middle East. The berry mix contains strawberries, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and pomegrnate seeds (also called arils). The fruit was … Read more
Hawaii is now added to the list of states in the Costco Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend Frozen Berry mix hepatitis A outbreak. Other states affected include Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. Thirty-two people are now sick in this outbreak. Because the product was sold at Costco, and that grocery store chain has … Read more
The FDA has advice on what consumers can do about the hepatitis A outbreak associated with Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend frozen berries sold at Costco stores. At least 30 people have been sickened in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. This outbreak may spread; the number cited is only the first … Read more
Updated Recall Information: The recalled product sold at Costco was Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend, 3 lb. bag and UPC 0 78414 404448. The recalled codes are located on the back of the package with the words “BEST BY”, followed by the code T012415 sequentially through T053115, followed by a letter. The recalled product sold … Read more
The lawyers at Pritzker Hageman have been fielding calls all day from people with questions about hepatitis A from Costco berries. Pritzker and his team are representing Costco customers who contracted hepatitis A after eating Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend, a berry mix with pomegranate seeds. This product has been implicated in a hepatitis A … Read more
Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix is the suspected source of a hepatitis A outbreak in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. As of May 31, 2013, 30 people have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A that may be linked to this outbreak. These numbers are expected to change … Read more