For the sixth time in eight years, papayas grown in Mexico have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning consumers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island to avoid eating any fresh papayas from … Continue reading Papayas from Mexico blamed for another Salmonella outbreak
Mexico’s National Health, Safety and Food Quality Service (Servicio Nacional de Sanitad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria) issued the following statement yesterday on the outbreak of Salmonella Agona that is believed to be associated with the consumption of papayas from a Mexican grower (translated with the aid of Google). The National Health, Safety and Food Quality … Continue reading “Premature to blame our papayas” – Mexico (Update 2)
Cavi brand whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico and distributed by Agroson’s LLC of Bronx, New York are the likely source of an outbreak of Salmonella Uganda that has sickened 71 people in eight states. This information was contained in an investigation update released today (July 5) by FDA. The Mexican government, which described FDA’s … Continue reading Cavi brand whole papayas fingered in Salmonella outbreak
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