An employee at Trader Joe’s in Reno has contracted Hepatitis A and the store has had to post notices to inform customers.
Washoe District Health Department spokesman Phil Ulibarri said the store notified the health department of the infected employee in early November, as required by law.
The employee worked as both a stocker and a checker. As a stocker, the employee wore gloves, but as a checker did not, so there was a potential for exposure, Ulibarri said.
The Reno Trader Joe’s referred questions to corporate offices and no one was available.
The Centers for Disease Control said Hepatitis A is a liver infection transmitted orally or by consuming contaminated food or water.
Symptoms include fatigue, low appetite, stomach pain, nausea, and jaundice and usually ends within two months of infection.
