A woman in Australia has died after contracting hepatitis A from frozen pomegranate.

The 64-year-old's death on Wednesday follows 24 other cases linked to the product across Australia.

The Creative Gourmet 180g frozen pomegranate arils (seeds) were first recalled in April after a hepatitis A outbreak in New South Wales.

Health chief medical officer and chief public health officer for south Australia, Professor Paddy Phillips said it was "a rare and tragic case".

He said some 2,000 packets of the fruit - grown in Egypt - were sold.

Professor Philips said: "The majority of people infected with hepatitis A recover fully and the woman's death is the only death linked to this recalled product nationally to date.

"The incubation period for hepatitis A is generally 15-50 days, so we don't anticipate further cases because the product was recalled two months ago.

"While we expect most people would have disposed of the recalled product, we urge everyone to double-check freezers and remove any affected products."