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The FDA reported that Pacific Trellis Fruit, LLC dba Dulcinea is recalling 4,872 cases of Malichita brand whole cantaloupe. The voluntary recall is due to the FDA’s ongoing investigation of an outbreak involving Malichita brand cantaloupe. The cantaloupes have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  The products were distributed between October 18th and 26th in California, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin and sold in various retail supermarkets. The whole cantaloupe is packed in corrugated cartons, and the price look-up sticker is labeled “Malichita.” This is an ongoing outbreak, and several illnesses have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and Canada. To date, Pacific Trellis Fruit has not received any reports of illness. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/pacific-trellis-fruit-recalls-malichita-brand-cantaloupes-due-possible-health-risk

Bill Marler reported that as of November 24, 99 people in the US  infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 32 states. Arkansas (1), Arizona (7), California (1), Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Iowa (5), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kentucky (5), Massachusetts (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (13), Missouri (9), Mississippi (1), North Carolina (2), Nebraska (4), New Jersey (1), Nevada (2), New York (1), Ohio (8), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Washington (1) and Wisconsin (8). Of 77 people with information available, 45 have been hospitalized. Two deaths have been reported in Minnesota. In Canada, as of November 24, there have been 63 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall, and Oranienburg illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (12), Ontario (12), Quebec (35), Prince Edward Island (2) and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). One death has been reported. The CFIA issued food recall warnings on November 1, November 14, and November 17 for Malichita brand cantaloupes sold between October 11 and November 14, 2023. On November 24, 2023, CFIA updated the food recall warning to include Rudy brand cantaloupes sold between October 10 and November 24, 2023. Additional secondary recalls have been issued for products made using recalled cantaloupes and for produce items that were processed alongside recalled cantaloupes.  @ https://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/salmonella-cantaloupe-turns-deadly-3-dead-162-sick-with-62-hospitalized/

The CFIA reported that Malicita and Rudy whole cantaloupes were recalled from the Canadian market due to Salmonella. The recalled whole cantaloupes were sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec and may also have been distributed in other Canadian provinces and territories. The Malichita products were sold between October 11, 2023, and November 14, 2023, and the Rudy between October 10, 2023, and November 24, 2023. The CFIA triggered the expanded recall. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/malichita-brand-and-rudy-brand-cantaloupes-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

In the UK, the FSA has issued an alert urging anyone who has purchased a 400g pack of Braemoor 2 Duck Breast Fillets with Plum, Soy, and Ginger Sauce Sachet with a best before date of August 21, 2024, and to 400g pack of Braemoor 2 Duck Breast Fillets, Skin on and Boneless with a best before date of August 31 2024 due to Salmonella contamination. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-42-2023