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Salmonella Cantaloupe Recall by Melon Acres

By PritzkerLaw

 An Indiana melon grower has recalled 27 bins of cantaloupe after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  found Salmonella in a sample batch.

The melons were shipped through Farm-Wey Produce of Lakeland, Florida, to Aldi's in Greenwood, Indiana; and Meijer stores in Lansing, Michigan; Newport, Michigan and Tipp City, Ohio. The recalled cantaloupes were identified as 41MG10, Bins 4753-4980.

Melon Acres said in a press release that it has shut down the field where the melons were picked and is working with the FDA to determine the source of contamination. The positive sample finding was reported August 21, 14 days after a third party food safety auditing firm gave the farm good and excellent marks for food safety.

The FDA said no illnesses have yet been reported in connection with the Salmonella recall cantaloupe.

Most cases of Salmonella poisoning don't require medical treatment, but infections can cause serious illness that lead to hospitalization, even death. National food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker has produced a Salmonella video outlining steps that Salmonella victims should take to protect their legal rights if they are sickened in an outbreak of the disease.

His firm, Pritzker Olsen attorneys, is one of the few law firms in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and Mr. Pritzker is a frequently quoted in national newspapers and on television as an expert on the topic.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on August 30, 2009 (boomark / email).