salmonella risk

All Tomatoes Cleared of Salmonella Risk, Officials Say

washingtonpost.com - Health  Thu, 07/17/2008 - 23:00

All types of fresh tomatoes are safe to eat, federal health officials said yesterday, lifting a six-week-old warning that led restaurants to pull them and triggered tens of millions of dollars in losses for the tomato industry.


 

FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes from Agropecuaria ...

Food and Drug Administration--Recalls  Sat, 03/22/2008 - 08:42

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.