Hepatitis source of infection comes from frozen fruits packed in China Hepatitis source of infection comes from frozen fruits packed in China The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper (Australia) on 23/2 reports that there are 18 Australians infected with hepatitis A, a type of liver-damaging disease, after eating frozen berries of the food processing company Patties Foods (Australia). The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper ( Australia ) on 23/2 reports that there are 18 Australians infected with hepatitis A , a type of liver-damaging disease , after eating frozen berries of the food processing company Patties Foods ( Australia ). 18 Australians have been infected with hepatitis A after eating frozen berries packed in China - Photo: AFP This amount of fruits were grown in Chile and China before being packed in a Chinese factory, a place considered to have bad hygienic conditions and polluted water source, according to Reuters. 18 Australians have been infected with hepatitis A after eating frozen berries packed in China - Photo : AFP This amount of fruits were grown in Chile and China before being packed in a Chinese factory , a place considered to have bad hygienic conditions and polluted water source , according to Reuters .