Posted: February 9th, 2008 - 8:14am by Doug Powell

Erie County health officials say a produce handler at a Williamsville grocery store has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A and they're advising people who might have been exposed to get treatment.

Anyone who handled or ate raw produce purchased from the Wegmans on Sheridan Drive since January 7th is asked to contact their doctor or get treated at free clinics this weekend.

Produce shelves at the Wegmans store on Sheridan Drive were empty last night after the store pulled all potentially contaminated products.

The Erie County Health Department is hosting clinics at the Erie Community College north campus from 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. For more information call 1-800-808-1987.

Wegmans spokesperson Ann McCarthy said,

"We will be doing, as we've done in the past, making automated phone calls to customers who would have purchased potentially affected products from our Sheridan Drive store."

Additional information about hepatitis A can be found at
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/

Dude, wash your hands. And don't eat poop.

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