The Problem with Hepatitis A, Frozen Berries and Recalls | Marler Blog

The Problem with Hepatitis A, Frozen Berries and Recalls | Marler Blog

Last week Erin Ivie of the Mercury News reported that the frozen berries from Costco recently linked to hepatitis A cases continued to cause problems this week, when Target stores in Hayward and San Leandro alerted some customers that prescriptions were filled by a technician who may have contracted the disease after eating the berries.  The pharmacy employee, who wasn’t identified, was hospitalized with the only reported case of hepatitis A in Alameda County linked to the Townsend Farms berries, and has since been treated and released, said Sherri Willis, spokeswoman for the Alameda County Public Health Department.  Hepatitis A vaccines were recommended and offered by local health departments and Target.