Health authorities are warning consumers to refrain from consuming cantaloupe melons sold in some stores, after another 18 infections related to this fruit have been reported in the context of a salmonella outbreak.
Since some brands of cantaloupe were first recalled earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration have warned consumers to stay away from them. melons. The number of stores that sold the product now removed from the market has been increasing.
The fruit has been linked to at least two deaths, 117 infections and 61 hospitalizations in 34 states, according to the CDC. Eighteen of the illnesses have been recorded since November 24.
The CDC alerted consumers Thursday that the recall now includes pre-cut cantaloupe sold at Kroger, Trader Joe’s and Sprouts Farmers Market grocery stores.
Consumers too should refrain from buying pre-cut melon which is sold at Aldi, Kwik Trip, Guaranteed Freshness, RaceTrac, Vinyard and Bix Produce.
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The CDC also recommends against purchasing whole melons from the Malichita or Rudy brands, and warns against eating pre-cut or whole melons if it is unknown whether the fruit comes from those brands.
The CDC has advised consumers to wash everything that has been in contact with the fruit removed.
In most cases, salmonella causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and symptoms appear between six hours and six days after the bacteria is ingested.
