As of July 29, 2013, 155 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend’ in 9 states: Arizona (23), California (76), Colorado (27), Hawaii (8), New Hampshire (1), New Mexico (9), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California, and the cases reported from New Hampshire reported fruit exposure during travel to Nevada.]
86 (55%) ill people are women.
Ages range from 1 – 84 years.
87 (56%) of those ill were between 40 – 64 years of age.
11 children age 18 or under were also ill. None were previously vaccinated.
Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 – 7/14/2013.
67 (43%) ill people (all over 18 years of age) have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.