The Department for Public Health announced Monday that 16 Kentuckians have tested positive with a strain of Salmonella Carrau that has been linked by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew. Anyone who has purchased pre-cut melon or fruit salads that contain pre-cut melon should throw them away, according to DPH officials.
Caito Foods of Indianapolis, IN issued a recall notice on Friday for all its pre-cut melon products distributed in the U.S. The label may not clearly indicate that the melon product is from Caito Foods, so consumers are being told to discard all pre-cut melon products. The FDA’s website has a list of stores and states where the recalled products were sold at the link below.
No deaths have been reported in this outbreak, however, there has been a higher than normal hospitalization rate for Salmonella infection.
Symptoms of Salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. These symptoms usually develop 12-72 hours after being exposed to the bacteria. The illness usually lasts 4-7 days and most healthy individuals recover without antibiotic treatment.
The recall does not include whole melons.
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