The CDC reports that 13 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama have been reported from Oregon (5 cases), Washington (4 cases), California (2 cases), Maryland (1 case) and Colorado (1 case). The illnesses have been linked to Del Monte Cantaloupes. Del Monte has recalled nearly 5,000 cases. Contaminated Cantaloupes have been an issue over the last decade and before:
California Restaurant Cantaloupe 2008
A confirmed outbreak of Norovirus occurred among people who had eaten cantaloupe at a restaurant in California.…Read More »
Multistate Unknown Location Cantaloupe 2008
A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Javiana occurred in multiple states. The specific states and the exposure location were not identified. The vehicle of infection was cantaloupe.…Read More »
Colorado Private Home Cantaloupe and Watermelon 2008
A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Newport was linked to eating cantaloupe or watermelon while at a private home in Colorado.…Read More »
Colorado Private Home Cantaloupe or Ground Beef 2008
A confirmed outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred among people who had eaten cantaloupe or ground beef at a private home in Colorado.…Read More »
Agropecuraria Montelibano Cantaloupe 2008
Cantaloupes grown in Honduras by the company, Agropecuraria Montelibano, were implicated in an outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield in the USA and Canada.…Read More »
California Private Home Cantaloupe 2007
A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield was linked to the consumption of cantaloupe that was eaten in private homes.…Read More »
Atlantic City Hotel Restaurant Fruit Salad and Green Salad 2007
Initially eleven cases of Salmonella Litchfield, a rare strain of Salmonella, were identified in five states during a five week time period through the Centers for Disease Control and Protection PulseNet system. Seven of the eleven cases had reporte…Read More »
International Health Care Facility and Nursing Home Fruit Salad 2006
Public health officials in New Hampshire identified a cluster of three Salmonella Oranienburg cases that matched by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), a genetic fingerprinting technique. Two of the persons were co-workers at a long term care f…Read More »
Susie Cantaloupe Distributed by I. Kunik Company 2002
This multistate, Salmonella Poona, outbreak was one of three outbreaks that occurred between 2000 and 2002 involving imported, Mexican cantaloupe. Ten of the cases occurred in Canada. These outbreaks led to an import alert on cantaloupes from Mexic…Read More »
Viva Brand/Shipley Sales Cantaloupes 2001
An outbreak of Salmonella Poona occurred among persons who had eaten Viva brand cantaloupe imported from Mexico; the outbreak was first discovered in California. Cantaloupes were purchased whole and pre-cut. The Salmonella Poona strain that was iso…Read More »
An outbreak of Salmonella Poona occurred among people who ate whole or pre-cut cantaloupe. This outbreak was one of three outbreaks that occurred between 2000 and 2002 involving imported, Mexican cantaloupe. These outbreaks led to an import alert on…Read More »
Read about more Cantaloupe Outbreaks at www.outbreakdatabase.com.