--- description: Up to 2,000 people may have been exposed to Hepatitis A after eating some food items or using the restroom at a 7-Eleven store in Utah. title: 2,000 7-Eleven Customers May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt973a36a59a892961/6988a2d3cd1bba294f702043/gettyimages-519288592.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Public Health](/tag/public-health/) ## Public Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2,000 7-Eleven Customers May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 9, 2018 3:55 PM CUT  The 7-Eleven logo is displayed inside a convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings Co., in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016\. Seven & i is scheduled to report earnings on April 7\. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images The 7-Eleven logo is displayed inside a convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings Co., in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016\. Seven & i is scheduled to report earnings on April 7\. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 9, 2018 3:55 PM CUT Up to 2,000 people may have been exposed to Hepatitis A after eating non-packaged food items or using the restroom at a 7-Eleven store in Utah, health officials said. The possible exposure affects customers who have consumed fresh fruit, self-serve drinks, any items from the hot foot case or used any restroom at the 7-Eleven at 2666 West 7800 South in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, between Dec. 26, 2017 and Jan. 3, according to the [Salt Lake County Health Department](https://slco.org/templates/slco/umbrella/news-blog/healthNews.aspx?id=2147571704 "undefined"). Health officials said those customers should contact the department and consider getting an injection to prevent Hepatitis A, a disease of the liver that is usually spread by direct contact or consumption of contaminated food or water. There are three other locations in West Jordan, according to 7-Eleven’s [website](https://www.7-eleven.com/locator "undefined"). The health warning only extends to one store, where an infected employee worked while ill, the Salt Lake County Health Department said. Hepatitis A does not cause chronic infection, according to the [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hav/index.htm "undefined"). 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