Dole Recalls Blueberries for Possible Parasite Contamination
By Hayley Sugg | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The limited recall affects four states. Summer is blueberry season, but you may want to avoid this sweet berry if you live in Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, and Maine, or the two Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. That's because Dole has announced a limited recall of their fresh blueberries in those regions due to potential Cyclosporacontamination. Cyclospora is a parasite which can cause an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. You can become infected after eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Common symptoms of the infection…