Customers who purchased the affected products are encouraged to avoid consuming them.
Luckily for most Costco customers, the recall only applies to 4-lb. bags of the frozen strawberries sold at warehouses in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and two San Diego-area business centers.
The announcement said that hepatitis A actually hasn't been detected on the product, but out of an abundance of caution, it urged customers against eating the frozen fruit and directed them to return any packages to their local Costco for a refund. The company has halted production and distribution of the affected product and is working alongside the FDA to find the cause of the problem.
Customers can determine whether they purchased any of the recalled frozen strawberries by checking the lot number located above the"Best If Used By" date on the back of the package. If customers encounter any of the 13 lot numbers listed in the recall announcement, such as 140962-08, that means it is part of one of the potentially affected lots.. Symptoms of the illness can last up to two months and include fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, and jaundice.
Costco's and Trader Joe's frozen fruit aren't the only products that have sparked a recall this month. In fact, Trader Joe's has issued two other recalls since the start of March for certain lots of its
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