• As of June 11, 2013, we are investigating acute hepatitis A illnesses in 99 people in eight states: Arizona, California Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington.
• Based on epidemiologic investigation of 73 cases:
o 47 (64%) ill people are women
o Ages range from 2 – 87 years
o Illness onset
A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday in Hawaii against Townsend Farms, the company whose “Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix has been identified as the source of a hepatitis A outbreak among residents of several Western states. The lawsuit was filed by Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law
SEATTLE, WA—A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Townsend Farms, the company whose “Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix has been identified as the source of a hepatitis A outbreak among residents of several Western states. The lawsuit was filed by Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law
As of June 10, 2013, 87 people with acute hepatitis A infections that may be linked with consumption of a contaminated product have been reported by eight states: Arizona, California Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. These numbers are expected to change as the investigation continues.
• Based on epidemiologic investigation of 68
The CDC reported today that as of June 7, 2013, 79 people with acute hepatitis A infections that may be linked with consumption of a contaminated product have been reported by seven states: Arizona, California Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. These numbers are expected to change as the investigation continues.
On June
Phoenix-area woman alleges she fell ill with hepatitis A after eating Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix
A woman who fell ill with a hepatitis A infection and was hospitalized after eating Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix will file a lawsuit against Oregon-based Townsend
The CDC reports as of June 4, 2013, 49 people ill with acute hepatitis A that may be linked with consumption of a contaminated product have been reported by seven states: Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Hawaii, and California.
Preliminary laboratory studies of specimens from two cases suggest the outbreak strain of hepatitis A
Townsend Farms, Inc. of Fairview, Oregon, today announced that it is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its frozen Organic Antioxidant Blend, out of an abundance of caution, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Hepatitis A virus, based on an ongoing epidemiological and traceback investigation by the FDA and the CDC of an
According to the Portland Oregonian, Townsend Farms ordered a recall on Monday of a frozen berry product linked to a hepatitis A outbreak. Townsend Farms sold 332,000 packages of its Organic Antioxidant Blend through Costco stores nationwide. It also shipped to an East Coast chain, Harris Teeter, which sold the product under its own label.
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, will file 2 lawsuits today against Townsend Farms, Inc., the company whose Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend has been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak, this week. According to a May 31 announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,