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Third world Mexicans shitting in food exports to CostCo.
On Jun 2, 2:46*am, "Arpaio Recall Failure" >
wrote: > http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n.../05/31/frozen- > berries-hepatitis-a-outbreak/2378139/ > > Health officials have linked an outbreak of acute hepatitis A > that has sickened at least 30 people in five states to a frozen > berry and pomegranate mix. > > Cases have been reported in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, > Arizona, and California. In a release Friday, the Centers for > Disease Control and Prevention said the first victims fell ill > on April 29 and the most recent case was May 17. It is believed > more will come. > > The outbreak appears to be linked to a frozen berry blend sold > by Costco called The Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend > Frozen Berry Mix, a frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix. > Costco is notifying all members who purchased the product since > late February and has removed it from its shelves. > > Health officials don't yet know if the product was sold at other > stores or markets. They do know that frozen berry blends are > often used to make smoothies, frozen bar drinks and other types > of desserts and drinks. One concern is that smaller businesses > might have bought bulk frozen berries at Costco and then used > them in other products. > > Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by a > virus. Of the people who've been sickened in this outbreak, 47% > have been hospitalized, the CDC said. Some people who contract > it have no symptoms but many have fever, fatigue, nausea, > vomiting, and abdominal and joint pain. > > The virus is most often transmitted when an infected food > handler prepares food with dirty hands. Food contaminated with > hepatitis A can also transmit the disease to people who ate or > handled it. > > According to the label, the berry blend contained pomegranate > seeds and other produce from the U.S., Argentina, Chile and > Turkey. > > The strain of hepatitis A in this outbreak is rarely seen in the > USA, said CDC's Lola Russell. It's known to circulate in North > African and the Middle East. The same type of hepatitis A was > identified in a 2013 outbreak in Europe linked to frozen berries > and another one in 2012 in Canada linked to a frozen berry blend > with pomegranate seeds from Egypt, she said. |
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