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Default THIRTY people infected with Hepatitis A after frozen berry mix from Costco sparks national outbreak | Mail Online

On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:08:16 +0100, "Ophelia"
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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> > On 6/3/2013 11:51 AM, sf wrote:
> >> On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:06:41 -1000, dsi1
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 6/2/2013 7:17 PM, sf wrote:
> >>>> I considered buying a bag of frozen mixed berries at Costco this week,
> >>>> but it wasn't that brand. I'm glad I didn't now.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> The good news is that your chances are slim that you'll get hepatitis A
> >>> from a bag of berries.
> >>
> >> I see they tracked it down.
> >> http://www.oregonlive.com/health/ind...in_five_s.html
> >>

> >
> > The good news is that frozen berries are kind of yucky and you don't want
> > to be eating those things anyway.

>
> I can't say frozen berries are something I have bought. I eat them in
> season but only fresh.
>

These were intended to go in smoothies, not to be eaten with a spoon.
No reason to waste your money on fresh when you don't need them.
Putting the berries into the blender while still frozen means that
much less ice is needed.

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