Public health officials in Guatemala have issued a warning as 40 people fell sick after eating dairy products.
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance reported the food poisoning of 41 people after eating
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More than 30 people have fallen sick and four have died in Guatemala after eating shellfish.
The National Commission for the Surveillance and Control of Red Tide in Guatemala has extended an alert because of
Continue Reading Four deaths in Guatemala linked to contaminated shellfish
As public health officials in other countries urge consumers to throw away a Kellogg’s cereal because it’s linked to a Salmonella outbreak in the United States, the company that actually produced the cereal has not
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Seventeen years ago, an outbreak of the protozoan parasite cyclospora was quickly blamed on California strawberries — but these would later turn out not to be the source. What was missed in the investigation was
Continue Reading Last Big Cyclospora Outbreak Was Traced to Guatemalan Raspberries
At least 96 people have been hospitalized and 4 have died in an E. coli outbreak in Guatemala linked to fresh produce. The outbreak, which has affected residents of the town of Santo Domingo Xenacoj
Continue Reading E. coli Outbreak in Guatemala Kills 4, Sends 96 to Hospital
Del Monte Fresh Produce has withdrawn its threatened lawsuit against the Oregon Public Health Division and its senior epidemiologist, who with other public health officials last year traced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infection to
Continue Reading Del Monte Fresh Produce Drops Lawsuit Threat Against Oregon
Many a drive-by shooting is successful without anyone getting hit, so Del Monte Fresh Produce got to do a victory dance last week after FDA re-opened the U.S. border to cantaloupes from Asuncion Mita, Guatemala.
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Del Monte Fresh Produce announced Tuesday that it had reached “an amicable resolution” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and an end to an import alert that prevented the company from shipping cantaloupes from
Continue Reading FDA Lifts Import Alert on Guatemalan Cantaloupes
International produce businesses that move fruits and vegetables across borders are cheering for Del Monte Fresh Produce in its challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closure of the U.S. border to the supplier
Continue Reading Industry Hopes Produce Importer Will Lift Border Barriers
Del Monte Fresh Produce says it will file another lawsuit over the March recall of its imported cantaloupes, this one against the Oregon Public Health Division and its senior epidemiologist.
The second complaint follows one
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