date:Sep 26, 2022
The berry industry is likely to benefit from the recent hepatitis A scare from imported frozen berries. Last week, the Ministry for Primary Industries warned berry lovers that there was a risk of contracting hepatitis A from eating imported frozen berries.
Hepatitis A had not been found on berries, but the three people who contracted the disease all regularly ate frozen imported berries. Blueberries New Zealand chairperson Liz Te Amo said there was a tendency for sales of local berries to incre