Archive for March, 2008
On March 22, 2008, Charlie’s Produce of Spokane, Washington, issued a recall for Charlie’s Produce Brand Cut Cantaloupe Products, because the product may be contaminated with the foodborne pathogen Salmonella.
Cantaloupe used in some of Charlie’s Produce Spokane products, may have been supplied by Agropecuaria Montelibano, the Honduran grower and packer recently linked to a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada. Please see Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak for more information.
The products subject to recall by Charlie’s Produce Spokane, include the following fruit items containing cut cantaloupe:
Retail Products:
- Cut Fruit 4 Section – 40oz
- Cut Cantaloupe – 24oz, 16oz, 8oz
- Cut Honeydew/Cantaloupe - 16oz
- Mixed Fruit –24oz, 16oz, 8oz
- Rainbow - 24oz, 16oz, 8oz
- Cut Fruit Tray Deli – 12′, 8′
- Cut Fruit Tray - 76oz, 40oz 8′
- Grab & Go Fruit Tray - 16oz
Foodservice Products:
- Cut Cantaloupe – 20lb, 64oz
- Cut Mixed Fruit – 20lb, 64oz
The above products containing cantaloupe were distributed in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana to retail stores, delis, and foodservice institutions.
Products are branded with the Charlie’s Produce name and logo, in a hard plastic clamshell, with a Use By date of 3 07 through 3 29 stamped on the bottom of the container.
Consumers should not eat these products.
To learn more about Salmonella food poisoning, please see Salmonella and Salmonella Food Poisoning Symptoms, or visit our additional website, www.foodpoisoning.com.
The Law Firm of Eric Weinberg represents individuals who have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks nationwide. If you have a question concerning you legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or see Free Case Evaluation. To learn more about our law firm, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer.
For information regarding recent food poisoning outbreaks, please see Claudia Sanders Outbreak, Malt-O-Meal Cereal Salmonella Lawyer, and Hepatitis A Food Poisoning Lawyer.
March 26th, 2008
The FDA has issued an alert for cantaloupes imported from Honduran grower, Agropecuaria Montelibana, because the product may be contaminated with Samonella Litchfield. The cantaloupes have been linked to a Salmonella Litchfield food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. and Canada.
What’s being done to stop the outbreak? FDA field officers have been instructed to detain the potentially contaminated cantaloupes that were shipped to the U.S. Grocers, food service operators, and produce processors are being advised by the FDA to remove from their stock any cantaloupes grown by Agropecuaria Montelibana. Consumers are being advised to check with their grocer to determine if any cantaloupes that they purchased came from Agropecuaria Montelibana. If so, consumers should not eat these cantaloupes due to the risk of Salmonella contamination.
How many people have been affected by the outbreak? Fifty cases of Salmonella food poisoning in 16 U.S. states and 9 cases of Salmonella food poisoning in Canada have been linked to the consumption of cantaloupes. The 50 U.S. cases were identified between January 18 and March 5, 2008. There have been a total of 14 hospitalizations. States reporting cantaloupe related illnesses are Arizona (1 person), California (10), Colorado (1), Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Missouri (1), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (1), New York (5), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Tennessee (1), Utah (5), Washington (9), and Wisconsin (3).
What are the symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning? Symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning may include diarrhea (sometimes bloody), abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, and joint pain. Symptoms usually appear within 12-72 hours after the ingestion of contaminated food. The illness usually lasts 4-7 days, and most people recover without treatment. Individuals with diarrhea usually recover completely, although it may be several months before their bowel habits are entirely normal. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to suffer severe illness. To learn more about Salmonella, please see Salmonellosis and Salmonella Symptoms; or visit our additional website www.foodpoisoning.com.
Has the FDA made other recommendations regarding the safe handling of Cantaloupes? Although consumers are warned not to eat Agropecuaria Montelibano cantaloupes, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, the FDA recommends that consumers take the following steps to reduce the risk of contracting Salmonella or other foodborne illnesses from cantaloupes:
- Purchase cantaloupes that are not bruised or damaged. If buying fresh-cut cantaloupe, be sure it is refrigerated or surrounded by ice.
- After purchase, refrigerate cantaloupes promptly.
- Wash hands with hot, soapy water before and after handling fresh cantaloupes.
- Scrub whole cantaloupes by using a clean produce brush and cool tap water immediately before eating. Don’t use soap or detergents.
- Use clean cutting surfaces and utensils when cutting cantaloupes. Wash cutting boards, countertops, dishes, and utensils with hot water and soap between the preparation of raw meat, poultry, or seafood and the preparation of cantaloupe.
- If there happens to be a bruised or damaged area on a cantaloupe, cut away those parts before eating it.
- Leftover cut cantaloupe should be discarded if left at room temperature for more than two hours.
- Use a cooler with ice or use ice gel packs when transporting or storing cantaloupes outdoors.
The Law Firm of Eric Weinberg represents individuals who have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks nationwide. If you have a question concerning you legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or see Free Case Evaluation. To learn more about our law firm, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer.
For information regarding recent Salmonella outbreaks and Salmonella related food recalls please see Alamosa Salmonella Outbreak, Malt-O-Meal Cereal Salmonella Lawyer, and Aunt Jemima Recall. See Life Care Dialysis Center Lawsuit for additional legal news.
March 22nd, 2008
The Colorado Department of Public Health has issued the following advisory. To read the entire advisory, please see: www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2008/03192008b.html.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Wednesday has ordered the city of Alamosa to issue a bottled water advisory for Alamosa residents due to an outbreak of Salmonella in the community. Area residents and visitors are advised to immediately stop using tap water from the city’s water system for drinking and cooking and to begin using bottled water until further notice.
Until such time as sufficient bottled water resources are available in the community, residents are advised that the next best protection is to boil any water from the city’s municipal water system. Water to be consumed should be brought to a rolling boil, but there is no need to boil longer than 15 seconds.
To learn more about Salmonella, please see Salmonellosis and Salmonella Symptoms; or visit our additional website www.foodpoisoning.com.
The Law Firm of Eric Weinberg represents individuals who have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks nationwide. If you have a question concerning you legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or see Free Case Evaluation. To learn more about our law firm, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer.
For information regarding recent food poisoning outbreaks and recalls, please see Salmonella Minnesota, Salmonella Milford Valley Farms, Salmonella Attorney, Vermont E. coli Lawyer, and Michigan E. coli Outbreak.
March 19th, 2008
A Salmonella outbreak has been reported in Alamosa, Colorado.
Channel 9 News reports that Alamosa officials have confirmed 18 cases of Salmonella and another 21 illnesses are pending confirmation of Salmonella infection.
The source of the Salmonella outbreak has yet to be determined, although the Alamosa County Nursing Service indicated that most of the cases were reported in town.
The majority of patients range in age from 4 months to 18 years. The first Salmonella cases were reported to the Alamosa health officials last Wednesday.
Please see Salmonella Food Poisoning and Salmonella Symptoms to learn more. Or, you may wish to visit our additional website foodpoisoning.com.
The Law Firm of Eric Weinberg currently represents individuals who have been sickened in Salmonella food poisoning outbreaks nationwide. If you have been injured as a result of Salmonella food poisoning and you have a question concerning you legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or see Free Case Evaluation. To learn more about our law firm, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer.
For information concerning recent food poisoning outbreaks, please see Vermont E. coli Lawyer.
March 17th, 2008
The Las Cruces Sun-News, reports that New Mexico state health officials are investigating four cases of Salmonella food poisoning linked to the Flying Tortilla in Santa Fe. The illnesses were reported between mid-January and mid-February.
The New Mexico State Health Department has yet to determine the source of Salmonella, however, they have indicated that it is a less common strain of the bacterium.
To learn more about Salmonella food poisoning and its symptoms, please visit our additional websiste, foodpoisoning.com.
The Law Firm of Eric Weinberg currently represents individuals who have been sickened in Salmonella food poisoning outbreaks nationwide. If you have been injured as a result of Salmonella food poisoning and you have a question concerning your legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or see Free Legal Case Evaluation. To learn more about our legal practice, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer.
For recent food recall and food poisoning outbreak information, please see Aunt Jemima Recall, Alamosa Salmonella Lawyer, Yuma Salmonella Food Poisoning, and Listeria Raw Milk.
March 15th, 2008
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