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WI Dept. of Health Services has requested we post information regarding the Nationwide Frozen Strawberry recall. (11/7/16) https://8gj3b8.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Hepatitis-A-Strawberries.docx

Update re: Nationwide Recall of Frozen Strawberries

On November 3, 2016 the Division of Public Health (DPH) sent notification on this listserv regarding a nationwide recall of frozen strawberries due to contamination with the hepatitis A virus.

DPH has learned that Sysco, the Wisconsin distributor of these berries, has already contacted the vast majority of customers who received the recalled product.

If your facility has been contacted because you have received the recalled berries, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health recommends:

  1. If the recalled frozen strawberries have not been served to residents or staff within the past 14 days, any remaining product should be discarded and no further action is needed. There is no need for facilities to notify their local health department if no one consumed the berries in the last two weeks.
  2. If the berries have been consumed within the past 14 days, CDC recommends providing post exposure prophylaxis (hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin) to unvaccinated people who have eaten the recalled strawberries. Please notify your medical director immediately and also contact your local health department to inform them of your situation. Your local health department can provide information on the post exposure regimen as summarized on the CDC’s web page devoted to this recall (http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/outbreaks/2016/hav-strawberries.htm).