"Costco is generally considered a reputable retailer with high standards for its products, but even a trusted store is not immune to recalls. In 2013, the wholesaler experienced one of the biggest Costco recalls of all time, when a blend of frozen fruit resulted in 165 people falling ill with Hepatitis A, with 71 needing to be hospitalized. Thankfully, all were able to recover, and no deaths were reported."
"The compromised product was manufactured by a company called Townsend Farms, and the culprits behind the Hepatitis A outbreak were the pomegranate seeds in the frozen fruit mix. The recall hit Costco hard because, according to the CDC, "All ill people who reported eating this product purchased it from Costco markets; however, the product was also sold at Harris Teeter stores. No ill people were identified that bought the product at Harris Teeter.""
"Recalls of fruit due to Hepatitis A can be very worrying. It's an infectious disease that can show up even 50 days after the infection, at which point you likely don't even remember what you were eating nearly two months prior. Symptoms include fatigue, yellow pigmentation of the skin and eyes, dark urine, abdominal pain, and others. Although most people do recover, those with weakened immune systems could develop liver failure and die."
A 2013 outbreak tied to a frozen fruit blend sickened 165 people and hospitalized 71 after pomegranate seeds in a Townsend Farms product carried Hepatitis A; no deaths occurred. All reported cases traced purchases to Costco, though the product also circulated at Harris Teeter. Hepatitis A can appear up to 50 days after exposure and produces fatigue, jaundice, dark urine, abdominal pain, and other symptoms; immunocompromised people face risks of liver failure and death. A later 2019 incident again implicated Townsend Farms when blackberries in a Kirkland Signature Three Berry Blend raised contamination concerns across several states.
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