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Default Third world Mexicans shitting in food exports to CostCo.

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> 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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