The US recalls more than a thousand boxes of Chilean raspberries from the market due to the risk of hepatitis A
Fresh Raspberry
United States
Chile
Published Dec 7, 2022
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In the United States, the FDA (food and medicine health regulator) reported that 1,260 boxes of Chilean fabruesas were withdrawn from the market in that country due to the possibility that the products were contaminated with type A hepatitis. They were fabruesas that are sold under James Farms brand. Copramar, an exporter and processor of fruit, was in charge of removing the products. In an official statement, the FDA specified the batches affected by the withdrawal from the market.
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In the United States, the FDA (food and drug health regulator) reported that 1,260 boxes of Chilean fambruesas were withdrawn from the market in that country due to the possibility that the products were contaminated with type A hepatitis. They were fabruesas sold under the James Farms brand. Copramar, an exporter and processor of fruit, was in charge of removing the products. In an official statement, the FDA specified the batches affected by the withdrawal from the market. "Consumers who have purchased the products should not consume them and should either throw them away or return them to the point of sale for a refund," the regulator said. It added that the boxes were available to consumers at outlets located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. As reported by the FDA, hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease caused by exposure to the virus, "including through food." The disease, he said, usually ...
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