Dive Summary:
- The FDA and CDC believe pomegranate seeds from Goknur Foodstuffs Import Export Trading may be responsible for a multi-state outbreak of Hepatitis A.
- Townsend Farms uses the pomegranate seeds from Goknur Foodstuffs in the frozen food blend Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend
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The Hepatitis A outbreak has affected 56 people in seven states.
From the article:
The US Food and Drug Administration will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds from Goknur Gida Maddelen Ithalat Ihracat Tic [Goknur Foodstuffs Import Export Trading] of Turkey when they are offered for import in the US.