date:Aug 25, 2016
Egypts Ministry of Agriculture is investigating the possibility that strawberries being exported to the United States are contaminated with Hepatitis A.
Ministry spokesman Edi Hawash said media reports from Virginia sparked the inquiry. He said Egypt has not received any official request from any U.S. government agency.
Virginia health officials suspect that 17 recent cases of Hepatitis A are linked to the Tropical Smooth Caf, a smoothie chain that was using frozen strawberries from Egypt duri