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.
“Each
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Inspector General again finds weaknesses in organic imports
Consumers buying pricey organic produce would likely be upset if they knew the imported fruits and vegetables they pay premium prices for are sometimes doused with chemicals when they reach the United States.
A new
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Papaya Salmonella cases top 200; more farms implicated
The victim count in ongoing Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas from Mexico has topped 200, with U.S.
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Papaya pathogen problems persist
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
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Papaya Salmonella outbreak continues to spread; 21 states hit
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
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Papaya-related Salmonella victim count triples in 3 weeks
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
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Third importer recalls Mexican papayas in Salmonella outbreak
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
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Second brand of papayas recalled in outbreak; more expected
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
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Papaya farm linked to deadly outbreak; victim count hits 109
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
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More distributors, brands likely involved in papaya outbreak
Editor’s note: Because of the popularity of papayas in Mexican and Hispanic cuisine, public health officials say people in those groups are at particular risk during the current outbreak. To access information the CDC has
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Importer finally recalls papayas linked to deadly outbreak
A week after Maryland officials issued a public warning linking Caribeña brand maradol papayas to a Salmonella outbreak, produce distributor Grande Produce LLC finally went public with a recall of the implicated fruit.
In the
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