Warning over Sumo Salad Hepatitis A diagnosis

Carleen Frost
August 02, 2012
The Daily Telegraph

A HEALTH warning has been issued for those who have consumed food from Sumo Salad in the Sydney CBD following the diagnosis of Hepatitis A in an employee.
People who have eaten from the Kent St store between July 19-26 are being urged to seek out the Hepatitis A vaccine.

Those who bought food from the outlet between July 11-18 are encouraged to visit their GP if they begin to develop any symptoms including poor appetite, abdominal discomfort, jaundice and dark urine.

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District’s Professor Mark Ferson said the disease was a viral infection of the liver.

“We urge anyone who may have been exposed to these food products to receive a Hepatitis A vaccination as quickly as possible to develop some protection from developing the infection,” he said.

“People who have already received Hepatitis A vaccine or have had the disease would already be immune and will not need an injection.

“There is no specific treatment for Hepatitis A but the illness resolves after several days or weeks.”

As a precaution a clinic providing a free Hepatitis A vaccine will be available at Sydney Hospital tomorrow.

The clinic will be open between 3pm and 7pm.
Sumo Salad is a national brand that promotes itself as ”the healthiest fast food franchise”.
It has stores across NSW, Victoria, South Australia, West Australia, Queensland, the ACT and NT.
Internationally, there are Sumo Salad stores in New Zealand, London, Dubai and Singapore.