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Chiquita Cantaloupe Recall

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

The FDA has announced a Chiquita cantaloupe recall.  Chiquita Brands International, Inc. has recalled  cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano in Honduras. The product was distributed to customers nationwide and is being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  (Read about the Agropecuaria Montelibano cantaloupe recall and outbreak and the most recent information on the Salmonella Litchfield outbreak from the CDC.)

The cantaloupes were distributed for sale throughout the US and Canada in cardboard cartons with the brands "Mike's Melons," "Mayan Pride" and "Chiquita" all showing "PRODUCE OF HONDURAS" printed on each of the side panels of the carton. The address of the shipper appears on one end panel of the carton as follows:

GROWN, PACKED AND SHIPPED BY:
AGROPECUARIA MONTELIBANO
SAN LORENZO, VALLE, HONDURAS

Chiquita and the FDA are advising U.S. grocers, food service operators and produce processors remove from their stock all recall product. Chiquita and the FDA are also advising consumers who have recently bought cantaloupes to check with the place of purchase to determine if the fruit came from this specific grower and packer. If so, consumers should throw away the cantaloupes.

If someone was sickened after eating the cantaloupe, do not throw away the cantaloupe until you contact a Salmonella lawyer.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on March 31, 2008 (boomark / email).