FDA Blocks Pomegranate Seeds From Turkey Due To Hepatitis A Risk - Health News - redOrbit

FDA Blocks Pomegranate Seeds From Turkey Due To Hepatitis A Risk - Health News - redOrbit

“By combining information gained from the FDA’s traceback and traceforward investigations and the CDC’s epidemiological investigation, the FDA and CDC have determined that the most likely vehicle for the Hepatitis A virus appears to be a common shipment of pomegranate seeds from Goknur used by Townsend Farms to make the Townsend Farms and Harris Teeter Organic Antioxidant Blends that were recalled in June,” the agency said.