Potential Risk of Hepatitis A Due to Contaminated Frozen Mangoes
Written by Comms Team, August 4, 2021
Peterborough Public Health Confirms Product Distributed Locally
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning of Nature’s Touch Frozen Food Inc. for various frozen mango products due to possible hepatitis A contamination. The recalled product information is described below:
- Nature’s Touch frozen mangoes 2 kg; UPC: 873668001807; Best before 2022 NO 09
- Compliments frozen mango mania 600 g; UPC: 055742504309; Best before 2022 NO 10/2022 DE 18
- Irresistibles frozen mango chunks 600 g; UPC: 059749876001; Best before 2022 NO 10
- President’s Choice frozen mango chunks 600 g; UPC: 060383993870; Best before 2022 NO 06/2022 NO 10
Peterborough Public Health has confirmed with the CFIA that some of these products were distributed to local retailers. Anyone with this frozen fruit product is being asked to discard the product or return it to the store. It should not be eaten. Immunization with hepatitis A vaccine may be indicated for those over the age of 6 months and have eaten the product within the past 14 days.
Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. Symptoms of hepatitis A usually appear within 14 to 28 days of exposure but may take up to 50 days to appear. You may be infected and not have symptoms. If you have symptoms, they can include fever, stomach pain, dark urine, nausea and vomiting, tiredness, loss of appetite, jaundice (skin and whites of eyes turn yellow), and clay or ash-coloured bowel movements.
Hepatitis A is usually spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the virus. It may also be spread through close contact with an infectious person.
For more information on this recall please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada website. If you are experiencing symptoms call your primary care provider or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000. If you have other questions, please call Peterborough Public Health at 705-743-1000, ext. 131, Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Peterborough Public Health recommends receiving hepatitis A vaccination if you have consumed the affected products within the past 14 days. If you have been previously immunized with two doses of a hepatitis A containing vaccine, no further immunization is needed. If leaving a voice mail, please provide your name, phone number, a detailed description of the product and the date you consumed it. We will return your call and book an appointment if indicated.
For the more information on hepatitis A, visit Hepatitis A – Canada.ca.
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For further information, please contact:
Brittany Cadence
Communications Manager
705-743-1000, ext. 391