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CDC reports Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas likely over

By News Desk on November 4, 2017

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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Papaya Salmonella cases top 200; more farms implicated

By Coral Beach on September 2, 2017
To view the full-sized map on the CDC’s website, please click on the image.

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

By Phyllis Entis on August 29, 2017

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

By Coral Beach on August 18, 2017

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

By News Desk on August 12, 2017

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

By Coral Beach on August 8, 2017

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

By Coral Beach on August 5, 2017

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

By Coral Beach on August 4, 2017

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…
Continue Reading Papaya farm linked to deadly outbreak; victim count hits 109

Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Flaw in FDA ‘Import Alert’ System

By Phyllis Entis on July 31, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and other state and local agencies continue to investigate the  outbreak of Salmonella Kiambu illnesses,…
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More distributors, brands likely involved in papaya outbreak

By Coral Beach on July 28, 2017

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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