{"id":19571,"date":"2023-12-11T13:59:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19571"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:02:16","slug":"tainted-cantaloupe-scare-continues-in-north-america-attracts-food-safety-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/12\/11\/tainted-cantaloupe-scare-continues-in-north-america-attracts-food-safety-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tainted cantaloupe scare continues in North America, attracts food safety lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The outbreak of salmonella from eating tainted cantaloupe continues in the U.S. and Canada. There have been 8 fatalities as of December 8, even as food safety lawyers initiate an anti-trust lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported  230 infections <\/u><\/a>in the U.S. by December 8, 96 of whom in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada<\/u><\/a>\u00a0also imported the tainted cantaloupe from \u201cTrufresh,\u201d a result of which were 129 cases and 44 hospitalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salmonella strain that has affected cut cantaloupe is S. Sundsvall, <\/em>which spreads fast through food poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Did it Begin?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From November 1 onward, people in various U.S. states and Canada  started complaining of illnesses after eating cantaloupes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the interim, CDC\u2019s investigations revealed that 78 of the 105 cases it examined had direct links with cantaloupe consumption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 30, \u00a0the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that Cut Fruit Express had\u00a0recalled mixed cantaloupe chunks.<\/u><\/a>. On December, TGD Cuts LLC also recalled its fruit cups which had \u201cTrufresh\u201d cantaloupes among their ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Canada, 6 provinces out of the total 10 have steadily reported infections, beginning November 1. The alarming trend initiated cantaloupe recalls by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in early November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian authorities attributed the salmonella outbreak to Malichita and Rudy brands of cantaloupe by \u201cTrufresh.\u201dOn November 22, the company finally recalled the two branded cantaloupes from the North American market.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Lawsuit Emerges<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, the parents of an infected 13-month old American baby contracted Pritzer Hageman food safety attorneys to litigate. The baby ate cantaloupe at Sam\u2019s Club store and developed diarrhoea and fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The litigant, Sofia Produce, popular as \u201cTrufresh,\u201d had already recalled its Malichita and Rudy cantaloupes before the litigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray Trueblood, the attorney representing the baby\u2019s family said that the food firm did not adhere to \u201cbasic food safety procedures,<\/u><\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Eat and Not Eat<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FDA updated the list of branded cantaloupe products that are off limit to U.S. consumers on December 7, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n