Angst over berries makes case for ‘good, clean, fair’ food

UWS. Australia: The public reaction(opens in new window) to the Hepatitis A scare linked to contaminated frozen berries imported from China(opens in new window) continues. 

Berry scare: here’s what you need to know about hepatitis A

UNSW. Australia: School students in Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland are the latest group thought to have eaten frozen berries linked to hepatitis A, which has now infected 14 people nationally. All food-borne disease outbreaks are frightening, but the good news for this one is that hepatitis A is rarely life-threatening.

Hepatitis A

Author: Dr Norah Terrault University of California San Francisco 2008-07-14

Hepatitis A virus. CDC

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the most common cause of acute hepatitis in the United States. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person contact and by ingestion of contaminated food and water. Acute infection with hepatitis A does not cause chronic infection but those who get hepatitis A and recover are protected from getting the infection again. A safe and effective vaccine is available to prevent infection.