AUGUST 18, 2026POSTSCOMMENTS

Now 34 Sick in Costco Townsend Farms Hepatitis A Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their investigation into the Hepatitis A outbreak associated with Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend frozen berry mix sold at Costco stores. Now at least 34 people in five (perhaps six) states have been sickened in this outbreak. The states where the ill people live are … Read more

Costco Berries Recall a No-Go, Townsend Farms Berries Purchasers Left with Unanswered Questions

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. All of these letter … Read more

Townsend Farms Hepatitis Outbreak Puts 9 in Hospital

Townsend Farms and Costco Hepatitis A

Townsend Farms brand frozen mixed berries sold at Costco are associated with an outbreak of hepatitis A that has sickened 32 people in six states and put nine people in the hospital. About 1 of every 5 people with hepatitis A requires hospitalization, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hepatitis A is … Read more

Lawsuit for Costco-Townsend Farms Berries Hepatitis A Victims

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

Hepatitis A Strain in Costco Townsend Farm Berries Found in Middle East

Townsend Farms Berries

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

Costco’s Townsend Farms Frozen Berries Hepatitis A: What You Can Do

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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

Why No Costco Recall of Townsend Farms Berries?

Townsend Farms and Costco Hepatitis A

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

Hepatitis A from Costco Berries, Sickened Customers Contact Lawyers

Townsend Farms and Costco Hepatitis A

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 Frozen Berries Suspected Source of Hepatitis A Outbreak in AZ, CA, CO, NM and NV

Townsend Farms and Costco Hepatitis A

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

Townsend Farms Attorney Says Pomegranate Seeds Caused Costco Hepatitis A Outbreak

Townsend Farms and Costco Hepatitis A

Townsend Farms frozen berries sold at Costco have been associated with an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, according to the CDC. Investigators have traced back the source of the outbreak to pomegranate seeds from Turkey that are in the Townsend Farms berry mix sold at Costco, according to … Read more