The CORE update lists three outbreak and adverse event postings. The outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref #1366) linked to cantaloupe has ended. Based on epidemiological information collected by the CDC, 70 people infected with the same strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported in 25 states. FDA’s traceback investigation identified Ayco Farms Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida, as a common supplier of imported cantaloupe from Guatemala. Once Ayco Farms was identified as the common supplier, the FDA worked with the firm to determine whether the product was available to customers. Although the imported cantaloupe was likely past shelf life and no longer on the market, Ayco Farms initiated a recall to ensure that downstream customers did not further process and extend the shelf life of the implicated cantaloupe. There does not appear to be any ongoing risk to public health, and there is no recommendation for consumers to avoid cantaloupe. As part of this investigation, the FDA placed Ayco San Jorge Y Compania Limitada and Agrobassy Y Cia Ltda on import alert 99-35, which subjects the cantaloupes from these firms to automatic detention without physical examination. As such, no products from these firms will enter U.S. commerce until they have demonstrated that they have remedied the violations that led to this action. FDA’s investigation is ongoing. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
