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| Frozen berry mix sold at Costco recalled over possible hepatitis A contamination | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 17 2016, 01:16 AM (252 Views) | |
| Darcie | Apr 17 2016, 01:16 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/costco-frozen-berry-recall-1.3538950?cmp=rss&cid=news-digests-canada-and-world-morning |
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| Durgan | Apr 17 2016, 02:07 AM Post #2 |
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How is hepatitis A transmitted? The hepatitis A virus is found in the feces of infected persons. The virus is usually spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the feces of a person with hepatitis A. The virus is more easily spread under poor sanitary conditions and when good personal hygiene is not practiced. The virus can also be transmitted through oral and anal sexual activity. People can get hepatitis A by drinking contaminated water or eating raw and undercooked shellfish harvested from contaminated water. Fruits and vegetables or other foods can become contaminated during handling. However, working with an infected person, for example sharing an office, does not pose the risk for hepatitis A. How can we prevent hepatitis A in the workplace? The prevention of hepatitis A in the workplace is based on good hygiene and sanitation. Education programs for workers about personal hygiene practices should emphasize that careful hand washing is extremely important in the prevention of disease. Workers should be informed about using appropriate protective clothing and about removing it at the end of the shift. They should also be informed about the necessity of washing hands frequently, and before eating, drinking, or smoking; they should also avoid nail biting. A hepatitis A vaccine is available and highly effective in preventing infection. Consult your health professional. |
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| haili | Apr 25 2016, 11:58 PM Post #3 |
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My daughters had some of that Cosco fruit and won't take the vaccine as they think the risk of getting Hep. A is small. I'm not so sure. Do people working in those fields even have access to wash rooms? Who knows what the conditions are in the countries where the fruit comes from, but I'll bet they're not up to much. It seems the the risk of contaminating food is from an infected person handling it and I remember when a juice bar in Toronto was closed because one of the the employees had Hep. A. I use frozen fruit quite a bit as it's handy for a single person to be able to just take out enough for a serving. |
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| Trotsky | Apr 26 2016, 12:17 AM Post #4 |
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I have often thought of migrant workers taking a dump in the fruit fields. I got mine from gathering clams in the bay between Long Island and Fire Island. As I recall there was some problem with the sewage pipe across the bay. I ate the clams both raw and cooked...about 10 dozen and got sick as a dog in a couple weeks. Stools turned white and urine black. Eyes turned yellow (jaundice) but skin stayed normal. Major symptom was nausea, vomiting and inability to eat or smell food without retching. But the very first tell-tale symptom to watch out for is dark urine, it gets VERY dark, like coffee. Dead red blood cells are dark (called bilirubin) and they are filtered out by a normal liver and incorporated into bile which emulsifies fats in the intestines. When the liver shuts down the dark bilirubin (that makes our stools brown) instead builds up in the blood a thousandfold and is then excreted in the kidneys. Hence white stools and brown urine and an inability to even LOOK at fats. Oh yeah, the bilirubin makes everything itch. I survived by forcing myself to eat two eggs every morning, nothing else would stay down. In the 2 weeks I was really sick, I lost 35 pound of fat and LOOKED terrific but gained it back fast. Type A is self limiting and usually passes without lasting consequences. Back in 1973 there really was no treatment except to prevent starvation. Poor Costco: Listeria from the frozen peas and Hepatitis from the frozen berries. Another good bit of advice: Beware Salad Bars. Edited by Trotsky, Apr 26 2016, 12:37 AM.
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| angora | Apr 26 2016, 02:37 AM Post #5 |
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I think it is an amazing world today. It boggles my mind that Costco would be able to know who bought a bag of frozen peas. I guess we really dont have any privacy. Good in this case. |
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