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Corporate customer ends deal; fruit company closes operation

By Coral Beach on March 3, 2020

An Indianapolis company implicated in Salmonella outbreaks linked to pre-cut fruit in 2018 and 2019 is closing down the freshcut part of its operation because it has lost a major customer.

Caito Foods LLC reported…
Continue Reading Corporate customer ends deal; fruit company closes operation

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UPDATE: FDA gives all clear for melon currently on the market; CDC declares Salmonella outbreak over

By Coral Beach on May 24, 2019

UPDATE: The CDC posted its update on this outbreak after we posted this story. See updates throughout.

Another 20 people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections in a 10-state outbreak associated with pre-cut melon from…
Continue Reading UPDATE: FDA gives all clear for melon currently on the market; CDC declares Salmonella outbreak over

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Caito’s response to earlier FDA inspection observations did not prevent Salmonella problem

By Phyllis Entis on April 30, 2019

On June 8, 2018, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised the public of an outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide that eventually sickened 77 people in nine states.

Most of the outbreak victims reported…
Continue Reading Caito’s response to earlier FDA inspection observations did not prevent Salmonella problem

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Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

By Bill Marler on April 29, 2019
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Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.

Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

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Caito Foods sanitation problems extend back to at least 2016

By Phyllis Entis on April 26, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration found multiple sanitation issues during a 2016 inspection of the Caito Foods fresh produce facility that prepared pre-cut melon products currently implicated in a Salmonella outbreak.

According to the Indianapolis…
Continue Reading Caito Foods sanitation problems extend back to at least 2016

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More sick in outbreak linked to fresh melon sold by Walmart, Kroger, others

By Coral Beach on April 25, 2019

An outbreak of Salmonella linked to pre-cut fresh melon continues to grow, with 117 people across 10 states confirmed with infections. More than a third of the patients have required hospitalization.

Public health officials are…
Continue Reading More sick in outbreak linked to fresh melon sold by Walmart, Kroger, others

93-case Salmonella outbreak brings recall of many melon products

By News Desk on April 13, 2019

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Friday reported a multistate investigation which began on April 2, 2019, when PulseNet identified the outbreak. As of April 12, 2019, 93 people infected with…
Continue Reading 93-case Salmonella outbreak brings recall of many melon products

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Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

By Coral Beach on December 28, 2018

Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual …
Continue Reading Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

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Recalls show foodborne threats continue

By Coral Beach on December 26, 2018

Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant recalls in the United States in 2018. As in past years, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual …
Continue Reading Recalls show foodborne threats continue

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Salmonella and Listeria fears about corn prompts two small chicken salad recalls

By News Desk on October 20, 2018

Two food-producers using corn as an ingredient recalled ready-to-eat salad products Friday over possible Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  Houston-based GHSW, LLC and Caito Foods, LLC  in  Indianapolis were among a growing list of companies…

Continue Reading Salmonella and Listeria fears about corn prompts two small chicken salad recalls

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