FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2012
HEPATITIS A CLINICS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONSUMED POMEBERRY FROZEN BERRIES IN PAST 14 DAYS
The affected product Western Family brand Pomeberry Blend berries is sold frozen in 600g packages bearing UPC 0 62639 31347 0. All lot codes are affected. (CFIA)
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Hepatitis A drop-in immunization clinics will be held on Vancouver Island for people who have consumed Western Family brand Pomeberry Blend frozen berries in the past 14 days.
This follows a health alert issued by the BC Centre for Disease Control and a product recall. The product was distributed through Save-on-Foods and Overwaitea food stores in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and may also have been distributed to other provinces.
In Campbell River, drop-in immunization clinics will be held at the Campbell
River Health Unit located at 200-1100 Island Highway, Campbell River on the
following dates and times:
·Friday, April 13 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
·Saturday, April 14 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
If you can’t attend these clinics and need information about how to obtain the
vaccine, contact your local Public Health Unit.
The overall risk to the public is very low. If people consumed uncooked
Pomeberry frozen fruit within the past 14 days and have not previously received 2 doses of hepatitis A vaccine or have already had hepatitis A disease they are eligible to receive hepatitis A vaccine.
This *DOES NOT* apply to other berries or juice blends purchased from
Save-On-Foods or Overwaitea food stores.
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