Successful completion of junior high in a town near Denver, Colorado came with one reward during the 1950s and 1960s. You got to go to Mexico. All your camping gear was stuffed into the back
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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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Any Foodborne Transmission Among Hantavirus, Swine Flu or WNV?
Mangoes are likely responsible for the ongoing Salmonella Braenderup outbreak and Cantaloupes are almost certainly the source of the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak, but what roles do food and water play in spreading Hantavirus, swine
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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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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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Companies Recall Products Containing Mangoes Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week announced recalls of various products made with mangoes that are the suspected source of the Salmonella Braenderup bacteria currently causing a nationwide outbreak. Washington State-based Spokane Produce,
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More Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Contaminated Mangoes
Health officials today reported 2 more Salmonella illnesses linked to mangoes imported from Mexico, bringing the case count up from 103 — as reported yesterday — to 105. The 2 newly recorded illnesses were in
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As Salmonella Outbreak Investigation Continues, Retailers Recall Mangoes from Mexico
Nearly a dozen U.S. retailers have recalled Mexican mangoes for potential Salmonella contamination as federal and state health officials investigate the cause of a multistate Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has sickened over 100 people. The
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Salmonella Illnesses Prompt Mango Recall in Canada
UPDATE August 25, 2012: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that affected Daniella brand Mangoes were sold as individual fruit with a sticker bearing PLU# 4959 and other information. These mangoes were sold at various
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