Papaya-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Expands to 19 States

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Papaya-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Expands to 19 States
The CDC recommends that these papayas are not eaten, served or sold
By Matt Jackson
Published at 6:14 AM EDT on Aug 12, 2017 | Updated at 6:18 AM EDT on Aug 12, 2017

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A sticker of one of the mangoes that has been determined as the source of a widespread salmonella outbreak.


The Centers for Disease Control has expanded an investigation into papayas that have caused almost 150 cases of salmonella poisoning.

Forty-five people have been hospitalized and one person from New York City has died. There have been reports of salmonella across 19 different states, most recently in Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

Laboratory tests indicate that Maradol papayas from the Carica de Campeche farm in Mexico are the likely source of the multi-state outbreak.

Three papaya brands, Caribeña, Cavi, and Valery, from Mexico have been identified as those produced by this farm.

The CDC recommends that these papayas are not eaten, served or sold.

The Caribeña papayas were recalled on July 26, and can be identified by a red, green and yellow sticker. The Cavi papayas were recalled by the company on Aug. 5, and can be identified by a purple, green and black sticker with the words "Cavi MEXICO 4395" in white. The Valley brand papayas were recalled on Aug. 7, and can be identified by a red, yellow and green sticker with "Valery" in yellow letters.

The 19 impacted states are: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
 
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Contaminated Melons Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
By Stephanie Stahl
June 12, 2018 at 6:40 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Iowa has been added to the list of states that received contaminated melons linked to a salmonella outbreak.

There is no indication that the contaminated melons is in the Philadelphia area as the states impacted so far are in the Midwest and South, but scientists say more salmonella outbreaks are expected this time of year.

The latest salmonella outbreak is linked to pre-cut melon sold in plastic containers.

Salmonella is one of the most common types of food poisoning caused by bacteria.

“Most patients with salmonella actually don’t need to be treated and will have a self-limiting course,” explained Dr. Steven Gordon of the Cleveland Clinic. “But it can also cause other consequences, including consequences outside of the gastrointestinal track, arthritis, reactive arthritis and things of this nature.”

Salmonella symptoms that usually show up in 12 to 72 hours can last anywhere from four to seven days.

It’s usually caused by eating meat or poultry that’s been under cooked or from food that’s contaminated in the handling process — cross contamination from cutting boards or counter tops.

“When you prepare your food, such as the raw hamburger, are you cutting the vegetables and then maybe cutting the meat with the same utensil without cleaning? That’s what we say is cross contamination,” Dr. Gordon explained.

Salmonella is more common in the summer months than in the winter and it is also more likely to affect children.

In severe cases, salmonella bacteria can get into the bloodstream and travel to vital organs. That’s when antibiotics are needed.

Every year, salmonella makes about 1.2 million people sick and 23,000 end up hospitalized.

In addition to food, people can contract the infection from touching farm animals and reptiles.

Hand washing is one of the best preventive measures for salmonella.
 
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FDA Warns Customers in 10 More States Not to Eat Cut Melon Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
The FDA has posted a full list of retailers and locations where it believes the contaminated melon was sold
Published at 2:28 PM EDT on Jun 15, 2018 | Updated at 2:53 PM EDT on Jun 15, 2018

Health officials on Thursday added 10 more states to the list of retail locations that may have received cut melons possibly contaminated with salmonella, bringing the total number of states to 23.

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Caito Foods LLC recalled pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fruit medleys containing at least one of those melons that were produced at its facility in Indianapolis.

The full list of states now includes: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The CDC said the fruit was distributed and sold in clear plastic clamshell containers at Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Payless, Owen's, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Walmart and Whole Foods/Amazon.

The FDA has posted a full list of retailers and locations where it believes the contaminated melon was sold.

Consumers who have purchased cut melon from these locations should throw it away. In addition, the agency has advised retailers not to serve or sell precut melon products distributed by Caito Foods Distribution, Gordon Food Service or SpartanNash Distribution.

According to the CDC, at least 60 people became ill between April 30 and May 28 in five Midwestern states, where the outbreak was initially reported.

Although the FDA has expanded the list of states warned about consumption of melon, the CDC has not updated the number of illnesses reported.

The CDC says 31 of the people sickened have been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths reported.

Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain that begins 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated food. Most people recover in four to seven days.

According to the CDC, salmonella is to blame for 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths every year in the United States.
 
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Kellogg Recalls Honey Smacks Cereal Over Salmonella Outbreak
The FDA is inspecting the facility that manufactures the Honey Smacks cereal and is working with Kellogg in its investigation
Published at 10:33 PM EDT on Jun 14, 2018 | Updated at 12:37 PM EDT on Jun 15, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multi-state outbreak of infections possibly linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, officials say.

The sweetened puffed wheat cereal is a likely source of the Salmonella Mbandanka illness reported by 73 people in 31 states so far. There have been 24 hospitalizations and no deaths, the CDC says.

Kellogg has voluntarily recalled the Honey Smacks cereal, which was distributed across the U.S. Customers should not eat any of the recalled cereal.

The FDA is inspecting the facility that manufactures the Honey Smacks cereal and is working with Kellogg in its investigation.

The states where the outbreak occurred are Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
 
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