Hepatitis A outbreak related to U.S. frozen strawberries spurs Canadian probe
Global News
Several brands of frozen organic strawberries have been recalled in the United States over concerns of hepatitis A infection. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking into whether frozen organic strawberries that have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States were also sold in Canada.
Since mid-March, several brands of frozen organic strawberries have been recalled across the U.S. over concerns of hepatitis A infections.
The strawberries in question were imported by a common supplier from certain farms located in Baja California, a Mexican state, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an update on April 11.
The affected products were pulled nationwide from big retail chains such as Costco and Trader Joe’s.
CFIA, which is responsible for food safety investigations and recalls in Canada, said they are not currently aware of any Canadian distribution of the strawberries that may pose an infection risk, but they are looking into the matter.
“The CFIA is aware of the outbreak in the United States and is working with U.S. authorities to confirm if any affected products are sold in Canada,” an agency spokesperson told Global News Friday.
“If an affected product is identified, the agency will work with industry to recall the product as soon as possible.”
Health Canada told Global News there are currently no active recalls of strawberries in Canada.
A British Columbia Liberal MP said Prime Minister Mark Carney "will have to answer" questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits in Alberta energy deal.
AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has said Budget 2025 failed First Nations because it did not include more infrastructure funding and educational resources for their communities.
Conservation officers in B.C. say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month.
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.
Canadians could face grocery bills up to $1,000 higher in 2026 as food prices rise 4-6 per cent, with restaurants and meat seeing the biggest jumps.
Despite a growing homelessness problem in the South Okanagan city, council voted 4-2 against the project and the millions of provincial dollars that would come along with it.
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told a House of Commons committee the updated strategy will come next year, after saying in the fall it would come this year.
Reports emerged this week of U.S. government procurement plans to order 20 Senator vehicles for its ICE officers, a move worth roughly $10 million.
The 16-year-old was arrested in April after police said a credible threat was made against students at Citadel High School.
A committee meeting also heard an extra $194 million is needed to pay for carbon price fuel charges that the provincial government didn't collect.
The premier of Nova Scotia is calling for an investigation into how a major power utility has handled a cyberattack.
Toronto's fire chief says work on extinguishing a fire at two highrise buildings will continue 'into next week,' meaning those evacuated won't be returning home yet.
The outbreak of salmonella linked to pistachio and pistachio-containing products continues with more than 150 confirmed illnesses now reported.