SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to
pre-cut melon has sickened 60 people in five Midwestern states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Caito Foods LLC on Friday
recalled pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fruit medleys
containing at least one of those melons that were produced at its facility in
Indianapolis.
It says the five states where people were sickened are Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. The CDC says the fruit was also distributed to
stores in Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina. It was sold in clear plastic
clamshell containers at Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Payless, Owen’s, Sprouts, Trader
Joe’s, Walgreens, Walmart and Whole Foods/Amazon.
Officials say people should throw away or return recalled products.
The CDC says 31 of the people sickened have been hospitalized, but there have
been no deaths reported. Those sickened often develop diarrhea, fever and
abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated food. The illness
often lasts 4 to 7 days.
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