This past summer’s Salmonella outbreak linked to mangoes and subsequent investigation have ended, but not before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared the fruit to be “high risk,” promising increased inspections at U.S.
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Mango Outbreaks Connected Through Interviews
Health investigators collaborating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention managed to link two separate Salmonella outbreaks to Mexican-grown mangoes through the oldest trick in an epidemiologist’s field book: patient interviews. Since August,…
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After 30 Days, FDA Has Not Inspected Mexican Mango Facilities
Just 30 days ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was depicted as the tip of the spear in the “fast-moving “outbreak investigation of a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak associated with Mexican mangoes. Within 24…
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FDA Issues Roundup of Mango Recalls Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a roundup of all recalled mangoes from the Mexican company whose fruits have been linked to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. Many have been listed individually in prior…
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More Outbreak-Linked Mangoes Recalled, Many Expired
Two more companies have joined the 13 others who have recalled mangoes imported from Mexico over the past three weeks because the fruits may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella currently causing a nationwide…
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Mango Outbreak Victim Sues Distributor
A 92-year-old woman sickened in the ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated mangoes is suing the company that distributes the implicated fruits. Dorothy Pearce of Stanwood, Washington filed suit against Splendid Products, Inc. Thursday. The…
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“Check With Phyllis” for Complete Mango Recall List
Phyllis Entis is the author of “Food Safety: Old Habits, New Perspectives” and “Food Microbiology–The Laboratory”. She has been a food safety microbiologist for 35 years, and has worked both in government and industry. She…
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Daniella Mango Recall Isn’t Pretty or Swift, But it’s Happening
The sloppy, slow-moving and disjointed withdrawal of one million Mexican mangoes from U.S. and Canadian produce shelves continued over Labor Day Weekend. Downstream distributors and fruit peddlers on the receiving end of the mango supply…
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More Mexican Mangoes Recalled By A Northeast Distributor
More Mexican grown mangoes have been recalled, this time by New Jersey’s F&S Produce Co. Inc., which distributes in the Northeast U.S. The company recalled products containing fresh cut mangoes for possible Salmonella Braenderup contamination.
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Ready Pac Recalls Package Fruit With Daniella Brand Mangoes
Irwindale, CA-based Ready Pac Foods Inc. Saturday recalled about 30 package fruit products containing mangoes, distributed through Aug. 30, 2012, for potential Salmonella Braenderup contamination. The package fruit products contain Daniella Brand mangoes previously recalled…
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