Strawberries sold in grocery stores across the country recall after hepatitis C outbreak

The US government has recalled a certain type of strawberry after it was linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A infection in the United States.

The strawberries have expired, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to check their refrigerators if the affected brand is purchased and then frozen for later use.

The strawberries are labeled FreshKampo and HEB and could have been purchased between March 5, 2022 and April 25, 2022.

They are sold in the following grocery stores, including, but not limited to: Aldi, HEB, Kroger, Safeway, Sprouts Farmers Market, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Weis Markers and WinCo Foods.

If you’re not sure what brand you bought, when you bought your own strawberries, or where you bought them before they were frozen, the FDA said, strawberries should be discarded.

So far, 17 people have reported hepatitis A infections in three states, including 15 in California, one in Minnesota and one in North Dakota.

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Contact your healthcare provider if you think you may have symptoms of hepatitis A after eating these fresh organic strawberries, or if you think you have eaten these strawberries in the past two weeks.

Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, and dark urine and/or pale stools. Symptoms can occur within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food.

An investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, along with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is ongoing.

This story was reported from Detroit.