A look at Salmonella outbreaks associated with cantaloupe.
Created by tmento on Mar 27, 2011
Last updated: 04/18/11 at 05:21 PM
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Fresh Plaza reports on a lawsuit filed against Del Monte.
According to the post, the lawsuit was filed by the family of a 12-year-old girl from Colorado. She became ill after eating the contaminated cantaloupe and had to be hospitalized.
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=78618
In an article on Food Safety News, author Phyllis Entis breaks down details surrounding the Salmonella outbreak associated with Del Monte cantaloupe from Guatemala.
A Salmonella illness reported in Maryland was linked to cantaloupe that was not purchased from Costco, the post says.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/03/salmonella-panama-del-montes-dilemma/
CNN publishes a blog post reporting 13 illnesses have been linked to Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe.
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/29/contaminated-cantaloupe-sickens-13/
An post on Barfblog.com provides an update on the Del Monte cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak.
According to the post, 13 illnesses have been reported with onset dates from Feb. 5 to March 4. The article cites the ages of those affected from less than 1 year old to 68 years old. It also breaks down to number of illnesses by state.
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/147464/11/03/29/13-sick-salmonella-cantaloupe-cdc-update-salmonella-cantaloupe-chart-updated-bi
Boise newlyweds believe recalled Del Monte cantaloupe may have caused 43 guests to fall ill after their reception.
http://www.ktvb.com/home/Boise-bride-believes-recalled-cantaloupe-made-guests-sick-118630074.html
FDA releases import alert titled "Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Due to the Presence of Pathogenic Contamination."
It lists cantaloupe from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Nogales, Ariz.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_266.html
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said no illnesses linked to the tainted cantaloupes have been reported in Idaho, according to the Times-News article.
http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_799d73b7-3b62-536c-9f49-188309137a7c.html
The Alaska Dispatch reports Del Monte cantaloupe recall and warns of possible Salmonella-contamination.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/cantaloupe-salmonella-recall-affects-alaska
The eFoodAlert breaks down reported illnesses by state and age. The post also details the process by which the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration traced the illnesses to cantaloupes grown in Guatemala.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/gozalewis/3259759280/
http://efoodalert.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/guatemalan-cantaloupe-spreads-salmonella-panama/
Del Monte issues press release notifying public of possible Salmonella contamination associated with cantaloupes and voluntarily recalls potentially affected products.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110322007277/en/Del-Monte-Fresh-Produce-Voluntarily-Recalls-Cantaloupes
The Food and Drug Administration issues a press release notifying the public of a recall of 4,992 cartons of cantaloupe distributed by Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. of Coral Gables, FL.
This notice was issued exactly two years after the FDA released its warning of a possible Salmonella link to cantaloupes grown and shipped from Honduras.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/45688285@N00/52327422
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm248103.htm
FDA recalls and field corrections, foods, Class I.
Del Monte issues limited recall on Arizona-grown cantaloupes distributed to Detroit, Mich. No illnesses were reported but recall prompted by random testing administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture per the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, the report said.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm230528.htm
FDA recalls and field corrections, foods, Class I.
A press release issued by Five Crowns Marketing recalled cantaloupes that had tested positive for Salmonella. The cantaloupes had been distributed to Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
No illnesses were reported.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ed_welker/3395932754/
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm191654.htm
A post on Food Safety News reported the voluntary recall of Del Monte cantaloupes by North California and Nevada retail stores. The article said the cantaloupe had been proved to be contaminated with Salmonella during routine testing.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinbraham/945892123/
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2009/10/cantaloupe-recalled-for-salmonella/
Melon Acres recalls cantaloupe distributed to Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. According to the press release, the Food and Drug Administration found the lot of cantaloupes tested positive for Salmonella on Aug. 11, 2009. The company was alerted of these positive results on Aug. 21, 2009, the release said.
No illnesses were reportedly associated with the contaminated cantaloupes.
Mentioned in the release, Melon Acres received an excellent grade following an inspection by Primus Labs on Aug. 7, 2009.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/45688285@N00/52327422
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm180800.htm
This is an update on The Food and Drug Administration's warning of imported cantaloupes associated with a Salmonella outbreak that occurred in January 2008.
As of March 21, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA was able to trace back the contaminated cantaloupe to Agropecuaria Montelibano, a company in Honduras, the release said.
According to the May 6 update, the outbreak has caused 51 illnesses reported across 16 states.
The updated release said the Honduran company submitted corrective measures that it had applied in order to limit future incidents of contamination but these practices have been proven to be inadequate.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_sarahbgibson/3833895460/
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm179164.htm
According to the FDA press release, 50 illnesses are reported in 16 states and nine in Canada, 14 of which, have been hospitalized.
The illnesses are linked to cantaloupes imported from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a company in Honduras, the release said.
The food safety agency urges retailers to remove the product from its shelves and border inspection offices to detain any shipment from the Honduran company.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52784525@N00/3904291779/in/photostream/
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2008/ucm116869.htm
The Food and Drug Administration issues a press release to warn the public of a Salmonella outbreak possibly linked to cantaloupes grown and imported from Honduras.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52784525@N00/3866063862
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2008/ucm116869.htm
Timco Worldwide, Inc. issues a cantaloupe recall as “a result of a routine sampling program by the US Food and Drug Administration on October 30, 2006.”
No illnesses are reported.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52784525@N00/3904291643/in/photostream/
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2006/ucm112067.htm
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