Hepatitis A tainted strawberries from Egypt makes over 70 along the Eastern USA ill.
@lookatdesktop (27134)
Dallas, Texas
September 3, 2016 6:23pm CST
My wife just read the news about about 70 people in the Mid Atlantic area stricken ill with Hep A from imported Egyptian strawberries.
Can you believe this? I can. It is horrible. There were a number of places that bought the tainted strawberries and now several have been hospitalized with Hepatitis A.
I think I would prefer my strawberries from a local farm in the area not all the way from the other side of the planet, much less, carrying the Hep A virus. What a terrible thing this is.
Look at the article from the Washington Post below:
As of early Friday morning, there were 70 confirmed cases. Most are in Virginia. More are expected, as the virus can takes weeks to present symptoms.
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@snowy22315 (182527)
• United States
4 Sep 16
That is pretty bad. I am not sure why we are getting strawberries from Egypt anyway. There are plenty closer than that!
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
4 Sep 16
I agree. I would like to actually know where my fruit comes from when I shop at local stores for it. I think most store clerks haven't a clue. But there are actually some clerks at Kroger who do in fact know where most of their produce comes from. I find it kind of funny that so many in fact are clueless.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
4 Sep 16
I'm glad that the company took quick action and stopped using the infected strawberries. Hopefully all infected people recover.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
4 Sep 16
@lookatdesktop It seems that the Hep. A is caused by fecal matter then something went definitely wrong in the quality control.
@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
4 Sep 16
I do too. Anyone of us could have been subject to this and I know I value the health of my liver. Hepatitis A can be treated much easier than Hep C. It is bad enough to be considered a serious health threat to any community and thus, the thing I worry most about is the poor quality control taking place that would lead to such a thing as this.
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@plantnerd (8)
• United States
4 Sep 16
Wow!!! Unreal!! I'm only now hearing about this, but wow - so unfortunate. There is so much availability of strawberries during the summer months. Why buy frozen!? yikes! A wish of wellness to those affected. Xx
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
4 Sep 16
I am only glad they found out in time. I think we are getting better at tracing down the origins of food from other countries so we can nip things in the bud.
@plantnerd (8)
• United States
4 Sep 16
@lookatdesktop That's true. Glad it was nipped in the bud quickly!!!
