Papaya Recall List Expanded to Fresh Fruit Products
GHSW, LLC of Houston, Texas recalled fresh cut fruit products after the company was notified that papayas used in the fresh fruit products listed below were associated with the Agromod Produce, Inc. papaya recall dated July 23, 2011. The Agromod Produce recall was prompted by an outbreak of Salmonella Agona that has sickened at least 99 people in 23 states.
The recalled fruit products below contained papaya and were packaged in plastic containers.
| Product | UPC | State |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Highway Island Medley 10 oz. | 8.26766-20900.2 | Texas |
| Central Market Island Medley 1 lb. | 8.26766-26089.8 | Texas |
| Central Market Island Medley 5 oz. | 8.26766-26201.4 | Texas |
| Central Market Papaya Spears 1 lb. | 8.26766-26209.0 | Texas |
| Central Market Tropical Medley 1 lb | 8.26766-26114.7 | Texas |
| Central Market Tropical Salsa 11 oz . | 8.26766-26218.2 | Texas |
Above listed product containing a Best if used by date of 7/30/11 or sooner should not be consumed. The products listed in this recall were distributed to retail establishments and distribution centers in Texas. No known illnesses have been associated with GHSW, LLC products, including the products listed above.
Papaya Outbreak Information
A total of 99 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona have been reported from 23 states between January 1 and July 22, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (7), Colorado (1), Georgia (8), Illinois (17), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (3), New York (7), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (1), Texas (25), Virginia (2), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (2).
Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory investigations conducted by officials in many local, state, and federal public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies have linked this outbreak to eating fresh, whole papayas imported from Mexico by Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas. Among 52 ill persons for whom information is available, 57% have reported consuming papayas in the week before illness onset.
