Sofia Produce, LLC, which does enterprise underneath the identify “Trufresh”, is recalling all sizes of its recent cantaloupes bought with the “Malichita” label because of potential salmonella contamination, based on an organization announcement posted on the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration web site Wednesday.
The cantaloupes had been distributed instantly in states together with Arizona, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida, the Nogales, Arizona-based firm mentioned.
The recalled cantaloupes had been distributed between Oct. 16-23, 2023, and had been bought in retail produce markets and packaged in cardboard containers containing the “Malichita” label, based on the corporate’s announcement.
In its announcement, Trufresh mentioned it initiated the voluntary recall after the Canadian Meals Inspection Company initiated its personal recall earlier this month of cantaloupes packaged with the identical Malichita label, because of potential salmonella contamination.
In Canada, the recalled cantaloupes had been distributed in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and “probably different provinces and territories,” the Canadian authorities mentioned.
Salmonella “is an organism which might trigger critical and generally deadly infections in younger kids, frail or aged folks, and others with weakened immune methods,” based on the FDA. Signs of salmonella embody nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting and belly ache.
There have to date been no diseases reported with the recalled cantaloupes, based on Trufresh.
The recalled cantaloupes every have a PLU sticker with the phrase Malichita on high and the quantity 4050 on the underside, together with the phrases “Product of Mexico/produit du Mexique,” based on the corporate’s announcement.
Sofia Produce, LLC, introduced a recall of cantaloupes labeled with the “Malichita” label.
U.S. Meals and Drug Administration
Along with being distributed in Canada and 10 U.S. states, the corporate famous the recalled cantaloupes could have additionally reached customers in different states by gross sales at “retail produce markets.”
Trufresh has suggested customers to examine if they’ve the recalled merchandise, and to not “eat, serve, use, promote or distribute” the recalled merchandise in that case.
Customers who’ve recalled cantaloupes can both throw them out or return them to the placement the place they bought them. Customers who expertise well being points ought to contact a well being care supplier.
Prospects might also contact Trufesh consultant Rafael Roiz at 520-394-7370, Monday by Friday, from 8 a.m. to five p.m. MT, for extra data.
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