FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano

04/04/08
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada. The import alert advises FDA field offices that all cantaloupes shipped to the United States by this company are to be detained.

Read March 22, 2008 FDA Press Release
Read March 27, 2008 HHS Press Release
Read April 2, 2008 FDA Update