It was just 18 days ago that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned producers about the salmonella outbreak involving imported papayas. FDA said the industry needs to improve practices and do a better job
Continue Reading Outbreak linked to imported papayas that distributor refused to recall is over
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, is demanding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) use its mandatory authority to force Agroson’s LLC to recall the Cavi brand of the whole, fresh papayas.
The Cavi brand papayas
Continue Reading DeLauro demands an immediate mandatory recall by FDA of Cavi papayas
As the patient count continues to increase, officials have narrowed the likely source of a papaya-related Salmonella outbreak to one distributor selling the tropical fruit under the Cavi brand. No recalls have been initiated.
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Continue Reading CDC, FDA say only Cavi brand papayas linked to outbreak; more people sick
A collection of four Salmonella outbreaks traced to Mexican papayas appears to be over, according to federal officials who report at least 251 people across 25 states were sickened, including two who died.
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Continue Reading CDC reports Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas likely over
The victim count in ongoing Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas from Mexico has topped 200, with U.S.
Continue Reading Papaya Salmonella cases top 200; more farms implicated
The CDC posted this photo with its outbreak notice, describing maradol papayas as large, oval fruits that weigh 3 or more pounds, with green skins that turn yellow when the fruit
Continue Reading Papaya pathogen problems persist
The Salmonella outbreak traced to whole, fresh papayas from a farm in Southern Mexico continues to spread, with a 25 percent increase in victims in the past week.
Two more states are reporting confirmed illnesses
Continue Reading Papaya Salmonella outbreak continues to spread; 21 states hit
Editor’s note: (To read FDA and CDC outbreak updates in Spanish, click on these links:)
Para leer las actualizaciones de brotes de FDA y CDC en español, haga clic en estos enlaces:
FDA https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm568393.htm
CDC
Continue Reading Papaya-related Salmonella victim count triples in 3 weeks
A third produce importer in the U.S. is recalling whole, fresh maradol papayas grown and packed by Carica de Campeche in Mexico because a deadly, ongoing Salmonella outbreak has been traced to papayas from the
Continue Reading Third importer recalls Mexican papayas in Salmonella outbreak
Wholesalers can identify the papaya recalled by Agroson’s LLC by codes found above the handle on the master carton, codes include: 3044, 3045 and 3050. The farm that grew the papayas
Continue Reading Second brand of papayas recalled in outbreak; more expected
Officials have barred all papayas from a farm in Mexico from import to the U.S. as well as warning the public to not eat Caribeña brand maradol papayas from Mexico after tracing a deadly Salmonella
Continue Reading Papaya farm linked to deadly outbreak; victim count hits 109
