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Recall Alert! Frozen Tuna Tested Positive For Hepatitis A

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 Senior Editorcontagious hepatitis, Disease Control, Drug Administration, expiration date, extra precaution, Frozen Yellowfin tuna, Hawaii Department, hepatitis A virus, Hilo Fish Company, official recall, ongoing investigation, post-exposure prophylaxis, potential frozen tuna, retail establishments, Santa Cruz Seafood, Sustainable Seafood Company, tuna products, Tuna Steaks

On June 1, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement about its ongoing investigation into potentially contaminated frozen tuna distributed by Hilo Fish. According to the report, the Hawaii Department of Health first discovered the contagious hepatitis A virus in samples of frozen tuna on May 1. Shortly after, on May 18, Hilo Fish Company launched an official recall of tuna from Sustainable Seafood Company and Santa Cruz Seafood, Inc. So far, there haven’t been any illnesses reported in conjunction with the potential frozen tuna contamination, but the Center…