Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry in Spanish Fork is the latest Utah food establishment where patrons may have been exposed to the viral liver disease hepatitis A, according to the Utah County Health Department.
Patrons who picked up non-canned food from the pantry between Dec. 29 and Jan. 3 should go to health.utah.gov/investigation, to find out if they should get a vaccination to prevent illness, health officials said Thursday morning.
Residents can also contact the Utah County Health Department via phone at 801-851-HEPA (4372) for vaccine information.
Food at the pantry was donated by the Olive Garden restaurant in Spanish Fork — facing its own exposure due to an infected employee — so officials worry the highly-contagious disease may have reached the pantry’s food stocks.