Hepatitis from Strawberries:

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eeeekkk! I hope this isn't true! :eek::rolleyes:
Yeah I think my Dad gets his strawberries local so I think he's safe. But yeah they have a few cases in Canada and the USA. We have outbreaks of contamination sometimes but this is the first time I heard about hepatitis. Scary stuff.
 
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Hepatitis A Outbreak: How Does a Virus Get into Strawberries?

Fecal oral route of transmission from fruit and vegetable pickers who have dirty hands...or dirty sewage water is put on the on the plants and berries.
What you eat may have been handled by other people. I see warning labels on lots of fresh food to wash it, but I dont think it gets rid of feces contamination, unless it is scrubbed with soap.

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Nearly 90 people in seven states have become sick in an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen strawberries imported from Egypt, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But how does the hepatitis A virus get into strawberries?
Tomatoes, for example, are machine-harvested, so no hands touch them, he said. But berries are too fragile for machines, so each berry is handpicked, he said.


Because hepatitis A is spread through the "fecal-to-oral route," if workers picking berries were infected with hepatitis A and had not properly washed their hands, they could transfer the virus from their hands to the berry, Chapman said. In parts of the world where hepatitis A is more common, this is definitely a risk, he added.



It's more likely, however, that the water used to irrigate the strawberries was the source of the virus in this outbreak, Chapman said. And, yes, because of that fecal-to-oral route, that means sewage-contaminated water.


Berries of all types are actually a common conduit for viruses, said Benjamin Chapman, a food-safety specialist and an associate professor at North Carolina State University. Over the past decade, there have been several virus outbreaks linked to imported berries, he said.

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I buy strawberries from Trader Joe's and Sprouts. I got right on the phone, Sweetie, what brand strawberries are ours? Not our's thankfully!

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And yet the greatest meal of all is feasting upon the glorious words of our LORD . Biblical truth . FOR that feeds the SOUL .
I used to eat chopped ham and cheese into fried eggs for breakfast. God has changed me.

Actually, I used to eat a far less healthy diet, however, God changed my circumstances, and changed my tastes, and has moved me to a very healthy diet. As only He can do.

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I buy strawberries from Trader Joe's and Sprouts. I got right on the phone, Sweetie, what brand strawberries are ours? Not our's thankfully!

Much love!
Yeah it's limited, and I think they said 17 cases in the USA and Canada. And they were already sold and they said if you have those strawberries don't feeze them.
 

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Yeah it's limited, and I think they said 17 cases in the USA and Canada. And they were already sold and they said if you have those strawberries don't feeze them.
My wife likes frozen strawberries, which I like, since that means I can load up on them when they are cheaper. I like mine fresh, and my blueberries frozen.

Much love!