Is it just me or is a lot of food being recalled lately? Or maybe it's just that food has always been recalled, but we're just more aware of the news.
Whatever it is, the most recent news is that the FDA has issued an import alert on cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer. Fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada. Apparently, about 50 people have fallen ill.
I'm not exactly sure what an "import alert" is and whether that's better, worse, or not really associated with a total recall, but if you've got the orange-fleshed melons, check the sticker for the origin, and if there's no sticker, well, when in doubt, throw it out.
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3-26-2008 @ 12:27AM
Ruby B said...
FYI, an "Import Alert" is guidance to FDA field inspectors to prevent (in this case) cantaloupes from the implicated farms from entering the US food supply. It is not related to a recall per se because recalls of FDA reguluated goods are almost always VOLUNTARY on the part of the recalling firm. An Import Alert is used to prevent potentially contaminated product from entering the US at all.
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