FDA Cantaloupe Resource Page

Here is a link to the FDA's cantaloupe resource page, relating to the limited recall due to salmonella concerns. From the page;


On March 21, the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from one Honduran company, Agropecuaria Montelibano, following an on-going investigation of a salmonellosis outbreak that began in the United States in January.

A combination of epidemiological information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and traceback analysis by the FDA determined that cantaloupes imported from this particular Honduran company were associated with the outbreak.

The FDA is working collaboratively with Honduran Government officials and Agropecuaria Montelibano to investigate the source of the contamination.

All importers have recalled the cantaloupes they purchased from Agropecuaria Montelibano. FDA is monitoring the recalls and continuing to work with other firms that had processed the cantaloupes to remove all potentially contaminated products from the market.

Cantaloupes imported to the United States from other countries and from other Honduran companies may still enter the U.S. as before. Only cantaloupe originating from Agropecuaria Montelibano should be discarded.