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Honduras Cantaloupe Recall

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

There is now a nationwide recall of cantaloupe grown, packed and shipped by Agropecuaria Montelibano of Honduras.  Central American Produce, Inc. of Pompano Beach, FL announced the voluntary recall earlier today. The recalled Honduras cantaloupe was distributed nationwide and Canada. Based on findings of an investigation conducted by state health agencies, FDA and CDC,  the cantaloupe grown, packed and shipped from Agropecuaria Montelibano appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.

The FDA advises that U.S. grocers, food service operators and produce processors remove from their stock any cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped from Agropecuaria Montelibano. The FDA also advises 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, unless someone has been sickened by the recalled cantaloupe.  If someone has been sickened, they should contact a lawyer before discarding the recalled cantaloupe.

The cantaloupes were distributed for sale in medium brown cardboard cartons with the brands “Mikes Melons” or “Mayan Pride” all showing “PRODUCE OF HONDURAS” printed on each of the four 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

There are other firms that are involved in this recall using other labels of the same grower, including Mikes Melons. The FDA is taking this preventive measure while the agency continues to investigate this outbreak in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state partners.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on March 25, 2008 (boomark / email).