Heads up, consumers: Kroger has issued a recall of some

of its frozen berries over a possible Hepatitis A contamination.

 
 

In a statement Friday, Kroger announced it was recalling

potentially contaminated items from its “Private Selection” brand.

Those items include its Private Selection

Frozen Triple Berry Medley (16 oz) and Private Selection Frozen Triple Berry Medley (48 oz). The Private Selection Frozen Blackberries (16 oz)

are also subject to the recall. "Customers who have purchased

these products should not consume them and should return

them to a store for a full refund or replacement," the company

said in the statement.

 

Kroger issued the recall after it was “informed by the FDA

that a sample of the Private Selection frozen berries was

tested by the FDA and found to be contaminated with

Hepatitis A," the company said. However, no illnesses

have been reported at this time.

 

The frozen berries, which were manufactured by

Townsend Farms, per the company’s statement,

were distributed to Kroger stores nationwide.

 

Hepatitis A is a “highly contagious” liver infection is caused

by the Hepatitis A virus, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus typically spreads when a person eats or drinks

something “contaminated by small, undetected amounts of stool from an infected person,” the health agency said.

Those who contract Hepatitis A — not to be confused with

hepatitis B or C, which are caused by different viruses —

may be sick for “several weeks" and usually fully recover,

according to the CDC. It is rare to die from the illness, though

Hepatitis A can cause liver failure and death, typically in those

who are 50 years of age or older.