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OHA working with federal partners amid Gresham company’s frozen strawberry recall
By Kaitlin Flanigan,
2023-03-21
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — New details have been released by Oregon health officials about the hepatitis A outbreak connected with frozen strawberry products produced by a Gresham-based company.
So far, officials say five cases have been associated with the outbreak of hepatitis A and all cases have been reported in Washington state since March 13.
OHA says its officials are monitoring the outbreak in Washington and are also interviewing people who have been diagnosed with hepatitis A to “determine if any have consumed frozen berries,” according to a press release.
The following products, store brands, UPCs, “best by” dates and the states the products were distributed in are as follows:
Brand Name
Product Name
Net Weight
UPC
Best By Date
Distributed in the following states
Simply Nature
Organic Strawberries
24 oz
4099100256222
06/14/2024
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Vital Choice
Organic Strawberries
16 oz
834297005024
5/20/2024
Washington
Kirkland Signature
Organic Strawberries
4 lbs
96619140404
10/8/2024
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Made With
Organic Strawberries
10 oz
814343021390
11/20/2024
Illinois, Maryland,
PCC Community Markets
Organic Strawberries
32 oz
22827109469
29/10/2024
Washington
Trader Joe’s
Organic Tropical Fruit Blend Pineapple, Bananas, Strawberries & Mango
16 oz
00511919
04/25/24, 05/12/24, 05/23/24, 05/30/24, 06/07/24
Nationwide
“Since these products were available in Oregon stores, we want to let people know about them so they can take steps to protect themselves and their families,” Ann Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., a public health physician in OHA’s Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Section, said in a statement. “At this point, OHA is carefully investigating any new cases of hepatitis A virus to determine if they are associated with the outbreak, but we have not yet been able to link any Oregon cases to these products.”
Thomas added that anyone who thinks they may have gotten sick from eating frozen strawberries bought at Costco or Trader Joe’s should contact their health care provider.
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