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FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes from Honduras Print

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from Honduras.  Cantaloupe from Honduran manufacturer Agropecuaria Montelibano appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.

Click here for more information on FDA’s import alert.

 

fightbac.org, the website of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), is your resource for Fight BAC! food safety and safe food handling campaign information.

The Partnership for Food Safety Education unites representatives from industry associations, professional societies in food science, nutrition and health consumer groups, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration in an important initiative to educate the public about safe food handling practices needed to keep food safe from bacteria and prevent foodborne illness.

   

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