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Health Chief Sounds Tomato Warning
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| Reacting to the news that 23 cases of hepatitis A were diagnosed in the previous week, health authorities in Victoria have renewed their warnings about eating semi-dried tomatoes. More than two-thirds of those recently diagnosed reported having eaten the tomatoes, said Dr. John Carnie, the state’s chief medical officer. Victoria has logged 200 hepatitis A notifications so far this year, compared to 74 during the comparable period in 2008, Carnie said. The greatest risk appears linked to semi-dried tomatoes found in restaurants, where they are typically served in salads and sandwiches. Bottled semi-dried tomatoes sold in supermarkets were pasteurized and are thus considered safe, as are foods containing cooked semi-dried tomatoes.
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Subjects
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Food Services
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Transmission
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cdcnpin.org News Record #54193
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