Woman in serious condition after eating pomegranate bought from Coles
A South Australian man and woman have been hospitalised with Hepatitis A, believed to be linked to the consumption of Creative Gourmet frozen pomegranate.
A 33-year-old man and 64-year-old woman were both hospitalised after being diagnosed with the viral infection after purchasing the product from Coles.
The product was subject to a nationwide recall in April.
Coles removed Creative Gourmet frozen pomegranate products from store freezers following a NSW Health warning linking a Hepatitis A outbreak to the imported products.
With the two latest cases, SA Health has issued a reminder that consumers should dispose of any 180 gram packets of Creative Gourmet pomegranate arils with a best-before date up to the 21st of March 2020.
The man has been discharged but the woman remains in a serious condition in hospital.
SA Health food and controlled drugs director Fay Jenkins said there have been 11 cases of hepatitis A linked to the product across Australia.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include nausea, vomiting, fever and yellowing of the skin, and can take from 15 to 50 days to develop.
