[Rebelbase]

How does the hepatitis move from farm to store?...does it "ride" on the outside of the vegetables or is it absorbed througout the vegetable by the feces acting as a fertilizer?

[panaxanax]

It would have been on the surface of the onions. Most likely from using untreated water to clean them prior to shipping.

[Dane]

How does the hepatitis move from farm to store?...does it "ride" on the outside of the vegetables or is it absorbed througout the vegetable by the feces acting as a fertilizer?

Here's a previous thread on the subject.

In fight against outbreaks, green onions present layered resistance