The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that a total of Nine cases of hepatitis A and three hospitalizations due to strawberries From the American brand Great Value, Fresh Start de Rader Farms y Rader Farms Organic Berries Grown in Baja California, Mexico.

Since Monday, June 12, the FDA has begun a campaign to remove strawberry packaging in stores Walmart, HEB and Cotsco Be from at least 32 states.

FDA warning specific to: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan States, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming, where most of the production goes.

Additionally, based on tracking data collected during the ongoing investigation, lFDA warns Other companies may have received potentially contaminated product.

The FDA has been working with these companies to ensure that any potentially tainted products are removed from the market.

According to the official FDA website, the disease usually occurs 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking Contaminated food or water.

During this time, people infected with the hepatitis A virus experience:

In some cases, especially in children under six years of age, hepatitis A infection It can be asymptomatic.

Hepatitis increase in 2023

at the beginning of the year they had About 1,010 cases of hepatitis have been identified worldwide, of which A total of 226 cases in 27 Mexican states; more than 435 in the United States.

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