The Todd County Health Department is issuing a food safety alert warning citizens to not eat any strawberries purchased through the Todd County High School softball school fundraiser.
According to the health department, 125 flats of strawberries were distributed through the fundraiser, which were supplied by Juicy Fruit LLC, Southern Grown and Sizemore Farms.
The food safety alert is being announced based on information from the Hopkins County Health Department.
The Madisonville Police Department was called to investigate the death of an 8-year-old boy who they say died after eating strawberries.
The parents of an 8-year-old boy in Hopkins County told police their son had eaten several strawberries from a school fundraiser the night before.
After the boy’s death, the Hopkins County Health Department issued a warning for the strawberries.
Denise Beach, the Director for the Hopkins County Health Department, said Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Kiefer believes the incident involving strawberries is an isolated allergic reaction.
According to a release from the Hopkins County Health Department, the strawberries were purchased at the school fundraiser for Madisonville North Hopkins High School and Hopkins County Central High School athletics.
There were 443 flats distributed by North and 535 flats distributed by Central; these were also distributed by Juicy Fruit LLC, Southern Grown and Sizemore Farms are the farms.
The Department of Public Health Environmentalists are taking samples of the strawberries to the state lab for testing, according to the Hopkins County department.
It is unknown at this time if any strawberries in any county have been contaminated, according to the Todd County Health Department.
Source: WBKO
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