British ColumbiaVancouver Coastal Health is warning of possible hepatitis A exposure at two restaurants on the Sunshine Coast, one in Sechelt and one in Gibsons, B.C.Anyone who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., restaurant is advised to get vaccinated as soon as possibleThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 30, 2025 1:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoVancouver Coastal Health is warning of a possible hepatitis exposure at a Sechelt, B.C. restaurant, for those who consumed salads. (Sunshine Coast Tourism)Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza restaurant in the last month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The notification about possible exposure at Pepper Creek Pizza & Pasta on the Sunshine Coast Highway comes a day after a similar warning at a food truck in nearby Gibsons. The health authority says people who consumed cooked foods at the pizza restaurant aren’t at risk, but those who ate a salad there between July 31 and Aug. 14 and also between Aug. 23 and 29 should get vaccinated as soon as possible. The notification says the vaccine can prevent infection within two weeks of exposure. The earlier notice, issued on Aug. 28, concerned food from the Sea Monkey Coffee food truck that was located at the Sunday Cider bar between Aug. 1 and 25. Both notifications say transmission risk is low, but people should monitor for symptoms of the liver condition including fatigue, loss of appetite, inexplicable weight loss, pain under the rib cage, muscle soreness or jaundice, which causes yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at pizza restaurant on B.C. coast
