Goya Zapote Associated With Typhoid Fever

Posted on August 14, 2010 by PritzkerLaw

Goya Zapote, or frozen mamey fruit pulp, has been associated with a Typhoid Fever outbreak in California and Nevada.

This Goya mamey fruta pulp, also known as Sapote, is commonly used to make batido or licuado (milkshake or smoothie).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), four confirmed cases of Typhoid Fever in Clark County, Nevada, carry the same matching strain of Salmonella Typhi as do three confirmed cases and two suspected cases in California.

Until further notice, the CDC is advising consumers not to drink or eat Goya brand frozen mamey fruit pulp, or zapote. Goya announced a recall of its 14-ounce packages of frozen mamey fruta pulp one day before the CDC published its typhoid fever outbreak investigation.

 Goya said its Mamey Pulp was distributed in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, and WA through retail stores. The product comes in a 14 ounce plastic package and is not marked with a lot number or expiration date. The UPC is 041331090803. 

Abogados at  Pritzker Olsen law firm are conducting their own investigation of this Zapote Typhoid Fever outbreak and they are preparing a possible Zapote lawsuit on behalf of victims. To contact the firm for a free case consultation, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.

Pritzker Olsen is one of the few law firms in the USA practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected tens of millions for our clients.
Salmonella Typhi is the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is a very rare illness in the United States among non-international travelers and can cause serious symptoms, often times requiring hospitalization. Typhoid fever is contracted when food and water are contaminated by an infected individual.
 
According to the CDC, iInfected individuals in this outbreak range in age from 4 to 31 years old and the median age is 21 years. Sixty-seven percent of cases are female and 100 percent report Hispanic ethnicity. Among 7 patients with available clinical information, 5  were hospitalized. Five  of six patients interviewed reported no international travel in the 60 days prior to illness onset. As of August 12, 2010, no deaths attributed to this infection were reported.
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