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Washington Cantaloupe Recall
Charlie's Produce of Spokane, Washington has recalled Charlie's Produce Brand Cut Cantaloupe Products, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The products recalled by Charlie's Produce Spokane include the following fruit items containing cut cantaloupe:
Products are branded with the Charlie's Produce name and logo, in a hard plastic clamshell, with a Use By date of 3 07 through 3 29 stamped on the bottom of the container.
No illnesses have been reported to date. There have been 9 cases of Salmonella Litchfield in Washington linked to cantaloupe
Cantaloupe used in these products may have been supplied from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, to Charlie's Produce Spokane. This recall was initiated when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert regarding Agropecuaria Montelibano cantaloupe from this grower, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to return them to the place of purchase for full refund. If someone has been sickened by the Charlie's Produce cantaloupe, a Salmonella attorney should be contacted immediately, and the leftover cantaloupe should not be discarded or returned for a refund.
The products recalled by Charlie's Produce Spokane include the following fruit items containing cut cantaloupe:Retail Products:
* Cut Fruit 4 Section – 40oz
* Cut Cantaloupe – 24oz, 16oz, 8oz
* Cut Honeydew/Cantaloupe - 16oz
* Mixed Fruit –24oz, 16oz, 8oz
* Rainbow - 24oz, 16oz, 8oz
* Cut Fruit Tray Deli – 12', 8'
* Cut Fruit Tray - 76oz, 40oz 8'
* Grab & Go Fruit Tray - 16oz
Foodservice Products:The above products containing cantaloupe were distributed in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana to retail stores, delis, and foodservice institutions.
* Cut Cantaloupe – 20lb, 64oz
* Cut Mixed Fruit – 20lb, 64oz
Products are branded with the Charlie's Produce name and logo, in a hard plastic clamshell, with a Use By date of 3 07 through 3 29 stamped on the bottom of the container.
No illnesses have been reported to date. There have been 9 cases of Salmonella Litchfield in Washington linked to cantaloupe
Cantaloupe used in these products may have been supplied from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, to Charlie's Produce Spokane. This recall was initiated when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert regarding Agropecuaria Montelibano cantaloupe from this grower, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to return them to the place of purchase for full refund. If someone has been sickened by the Charlie's Produce cantaloupe, a Salmonella attorney should be contacted immediately, and the leftover cantaloupe should not be discarded or returned for a refund.
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