Earlier this week, the health department confirmed that a food service worker in Missoula County tested positive for Hepatitis A. While the food service employee was excluded from work during most of the time that they had symptoms, there is a potential for customer exposure because Hepatitis A can be spread before a person has
Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A. Information available at this time does not indicate an ongoing risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection at Tropical Smoothie Café’s, as the contaminated food product has been removed as of August 8.
On August 15, 2016, HDOH identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of the ongoing outbreak. The product of concern is Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest, Raw Frozen) that originated in the Philippines (states “Product of the Philippines” on the box), distributed by Koha Oriental
Newest lawsuit holds eleven companies and individuals responsible for illnesses, including Tropical Smoothie Café, Sysco Corporation and others involved in distribution chain
A lawsuit has been filed in Fairfax County on behalf of seven victims of who fell ill with Hepatitis A after consuming smoothie products from various locations throughout Virginia from Tropical Smoothie Café.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses linked to frozen strawberries in smoothies served at Tropical Smoothie Café locations.
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, a Honolulu law firm in partnership with leading foodborne illness lawyer Bill Marler, has filed a second class action lawsuit as a result of the Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii. The suit names as defendants Genki Sushi, Koha Foods and Sea Port Products as the sources of the contaminated food.
Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A. Information available at this time does not indicate an ongoing risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection at Tropical Smoothie Café’s, as the contaminated food product has been removed as of August 8.
Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A.
Information available at this time does not indicate an ongoing risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection at Tropical Smoothie Café’s,, as the contaminated food product has been removed as of August 8.
Hawaii – Since the last update on August 31, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health has identified 11 new cases of hepatitis A. All cases have been in adults, 66 have required hospitalization.
Findings of the investigation suggest that the source of the outbreak is focused on Oahu. Eleven individuals are residents of the islands
Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A.
85 people with hepatitis A have been reported from seven states: Maryland (6), New York (1), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), Virginia (70), West Virginia (5), and Wisconsin (1).
32 ill people have been hospitalized.