Eight cases of Hepatitis E had been diagnosed in France since 2007. All had eaten raw figatellu, a traditional sausage of Corsica, France. Figatelli are made from pig liver and are commonly eaten raw. Hepatitis E was recoved from seven figatelli that were purchased in supermarkets in southeastern France. The hepatitis E strains recovered from the figatelli matched the strains isolated from the ill people. Hepatitis E is an emerging disease in industrialized countries and is a zoonotic disease with pigs as the reservoir. Cooking would destroy the hepatitis E virus. Since May, 2009, France compels manufacturers of pig liver sausage to recommend cooking prior to consumption.