WASHINGTON — People should throw away cantaloupes from a Honduran manufacturer thought to be linked to a salmonella outbreak, the government said Saturday.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert for the melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. People should check with stores to see whether recently purchased cantaloupes came from Honduras.
So far, 50 people have become sickened in 16 states, including Colorado, and nine have become ill in Canada after eating the cantaloupes. No deaths have been reported, although 14 people have been hospitalized, the FDA said.
The FDA said it was taking this step while it continues to investigate the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states.
Symptoms of food-borne salmonella infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
