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The number of individuals affected by Salmonella linked to cantaloupe continues to rise and the recall list keeps growing.
Since Nov. 30, there were 117 confirmed patients in the United States, up by 18 since the last update on Nov. 24. At least 61 of the patients have required hospitalization, and two people have died. The outbreak spans across 34 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
An outbreak in Canada linked to cantaloupe has sickened 63 since Nov. 24, with 17 of them hospitalized and one dead. The implicated cantaloupe in both countries was imported from Mexico.
Interviews with affected individuals and lab findings continue to show that cantaloupes are making people in this outbreak sick, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is concerned about this outbreak because illnesses are severe with over half hospitalized, and people in long-term care centers and childcare centers have gotten ill.
In the United States, a new recall has been initiated. GHGA recalled pre-cut fruit products made from whole cantaloupe subject to the recall by TrueFresh.
Recalled GHGA products were distributed to Kroger stores in Alabama and Georgia, Sprout’s Farmers Market stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and Trader Joe’s stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The recalled GHGA products and have sell-by dates from Oct. 28 through Nov. 8.
Just like previous recalls, there is concern that consumers may have frozen the cantaloupe for future use. Consumers should check to see if they have any recalled cantaloupe on hand and dispose of it. It should be discarded if it is uncertain whether the cantaloupe has been recalled.
In cooperation with Canada, the FDA, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and U.S. state and local partners are investigating the outbreak. Whole Genome Sequencing analysis shows that clinical isolates from affected individuals in Canada are genetically related to those in the United States. The FDA’s traceback investigation is ongoing but has identified Sofia Produce LLC dba TruFresh; Crown Jewels Produce; and Pacific Trellis Fruit dba Dulcinea as suppliers of the potentially contaminated whole “Malichita” or “Rudy” brand cantaloupes. All three companies have initiated recalls of their whole cantaloupes.
In addition to the whole cantaloupes, several pre-cut fruit products have been recalled because they were made with the recalled cantaloupes. Those products are:
Date of recallTitleProduct DescriptionCompany Name11/14/2023Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable CompanyCantaloupe Chunks and Cubes and Fruit Mixes and Medleys Containing CantaloupeVinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company11/22/2023CF Dallas, LLCFresh cut fruit productsCF Dallas, LLC11/28/2023Kwik TripFruit cups and trays containing cantaloupeKwik Trip11/28/2023Bix ProduceFruit cups containing cantaloupeBix Produce11/29/2023GHGA, LLCFruit cups and trays containing cantaloupeGHGA, » …
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