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Dole Fresh Fruit Co. on Friday joined firms recalling Honduran cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano, after they were linked to a salmonella outbreak in the U.S. and Canada.

Dozens of cases of salmonella in 16 states, including at least 14 that resulted in hospitalization, sparked the recall of the exported melons. The Food and Drug Administration blocked imports of cantaloupes from Honduras-based Agropecuaria Montelibano after the illnesses were reported. Read more

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A Massachusetts company is recalling fresh cut fruit products containing cantaloupe from a Honduran company the Food and Drug Administration has linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak.

JARD said Friday its recall affects food service and retail products containing cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano and distributed in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

The Massachusetts company said it is not aware of any illnesses associated its cantaloupe products. Read more

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Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has voluntarily recalled all Honduran Cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano of San Lorenzo Valle, Honduras.
Spokane Produce, Inc. of Spokane, Washington is recalling Garden Patch, Yokes, and Rosauers Classic labels of various products of fresh cut and cut fruits containing cantaloupe, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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