Townsend Farms Recall Hepatitis A Berries Hepatitis Illnesses From Eating Frozen Berries

There has been a CDC confirmed outbreak of hepatitis A from eating frozen berries from Townsend Farms of Oregon that uses Turkey imported Pomegranate seeds in its berry mix. [For more info, see www.foodrecallsinamerica.com]. The history of Hepatitis outbreaks points to the Hepatitis having been on the pomegranate sees because the hepatitis A strain is common in the Middle East and North Africa, and has been known to be in Turkish products which border the north-most portion of the Middle East. The hepatitis A illness come from California, Nevada, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. The primary seller is Costco. Costco is contacting purchasers of the hepatitis infected berries to warn them to return the product.