More cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit have been recalled due to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.
The Food & Drug Administration says 43 people in 15 states, including Texas, have been infected in the outbreak, which was announced on Friday. Seventeen people have been hospitalized.
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Several brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit have been recalled, and one brand that does business under the name Trufresh has expanded its recall to include more fruit.
As of Thursday, these are the recalled items sold at Texas stores:
- Freshness Guaranteed and RaceTrac: The recalled items include fruit blends, cantaloupe chunks and fruit mix. The products have a best-by date between Nov. 7-12. They were distributed to select retail stores in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois, Texas and Louisiana.
- Kandy: The recalled items include whole cantaloupes. The products were distributed between Sept. 5-16, 2023, in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
- Malichita/Rudy: The recalled items include all sizes of cantaloupes sold between Oct. 10, 2023, and Nov. 3, 2023. The cantaloupes were distributed directly to Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida and Canada. Click here for a Malchita/Z Farms recall for cantaloupes distributed to Ohio and California only.
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Consumers who have the products in their homes should throw them away.
Investigators are working to identify any additional cantaloupe products that may be contaminated. Officials in Canada are investigating an outbreak involving the same strain of salmonella, which they detected in a sample of Malichita-brand cantaloupe.
The number of people sickened in the outbreak is likely much higher than those reported and the outbreak may not be limited to states with known illnesses. It typically takes three to four weeks to determine whether a sick person is part of an outbreak.
Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps within six hour to six days after consuming food contaminated with the bacteria. Illnesses typically last four to seven days. Vulnerable people, including children, people older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems may develop severe illnesses that require medical care or hospitalization.