Hazard Database
Hazard detail
| Food Type : | Berries |
| Description : | fresh or frozen |
| Hazard: | Biological -- Virus -- Hepatitis A |
| Source: | Contamination from infected food handler |
| Justification: | Microbiological pathogen sheet *Recorded outbreak - blueberries (2002) *Mixed frozen strawberries and blackberries implicated (Oct - Nov 2015) |
| Control Measure: | Food handler health and hygiene - Good Operating Practice. See advice in section 4: People Basics in the Template Food Control Plan under the Food Act 2014 requirements (Ref below) |
| Reference: | An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with consumption of raw blueberries *See section 4: 'People Basics' in the Template Food Control Plan under the Food Act 2014 requirements. *Advice on avoiding foodborne illness. *Advice on heat inactivation of HAV |
| Last Updated: | 15/10/2019 |