Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking into whether frozen organic strawberries that have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States were also sold in Canada.Since mid-March, several brands of frozen organic strawberries have been recalled across the U.S.
over concerns of hepatitis A infections.The strawberries in question were imported by a common supplier from certain farms located in Baja California, a Mexican state, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an update on April 11. The affected products were pulled nationwide from big retail chains such as Costco and Trader Joe’s.
Read more: Customers of north London, Ont. Tim Hortons asked to monitor for hepatitis A symptoms CFIA, which is responsible for food safety investigations and recalls in Canada, said they are not currently aware of any Canadian distribution of the strawberries that may pose an infection risk, but they are looking into the matter.“The CFIA is aware of the outbreak in the United States and is working with U.S.