FDA suspects cantaloupe, salmonella link
Check your pantry!
People should throw away cantaloupes from a Honduran
manufacturer believed to be linked to a salmonella
outbreak.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Saturday for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from their stock any cantaloupes from this company. People should check with stores to see whether recently purchased cantaloupes came from Honduras.
So far, 50 people have become sickened in 16 states and nine have become ill in Canada after eating the cantaloupes. No deaths have been reported, although 14 people have been hospitalized, the FDA said…
The 16 states that have reported illnesses are Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
If you’re paying attention, this has nothing to do with the outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado. The culprit there appears to be a good old-fashioned well-based water system - that needs a good cleaning.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Saturday for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from their stock any cantaloupes from this company. People should check with stores to see whether recently purchased cantaloupes came from Honduras.
So far, 50 people have become sickened in 16 states and nine have become ill in Canada after eating the cantaloupes. No deaths have been reported, although 14 people have been hospitalized, the FDA said…
The 16 states that have reported illnesses are Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
If you’re paying attention, this has nothing to do with the outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado. The culprit there appears to be a good old-fashioned well-based water system - that needs a good cleaning.
Posted: Mon - March 24, 2008 at 10:15 AM