New Food Safety Infosheet: Hepatitis A illnesses linked to frozen berries in Australia
Australian public health officials have identified an outbreak of hepatitis A and linked illnesses to consuming Nanna’s frozen berries sold by Patties Foods.
Food safety infosheet highlights:
– Health officials have confirmed 20 illnesses to date.
– The berries were produced by Patties Foods, which has issued a recall on three products.
– Officials expect cases to increase as the incubation period of the virus ranges from 15-50 days and those who are infected may not yet be showing symptoms.