SYDNEY — An Australian company has recalled its frozen berry products after a hepatitis A outbreak linked to poor hygiene and water supplies in a Chinese packaging plant.
The Australian authorities were investigating on Monday after five people became sick after eating Patties Foods berries, which were grown in Chile and China and packaged at the Chinese factory.
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”We have moved quickly to recall all our frozen mixed berries until such time as we receive the results of further laboratory tests,” the company’s chief executive, Steven Chaur, said in a news release, adding that it was too early to say whether the recall would hurt the company’s finances.
The symptoms of hepatitis A can include nausea and fever. The disease is passed through contact with material that has been contaminated with feces from an infected person.
