Mexican papayas sicken 99 in the u.s.

Mexican papayas are tainted with salmonella sickened 99 people in the United States, the Centers for disease control and prevention said Tuesday.
No mention of any deaths, but the outbreak spans 23 States and health authorities warned people not to eat fresh, whole papayas imported from Mexico by Agromed production of Alice, Texas.
"Consumers should not eat recalled papayas, and restaurant and food service operators must not serve them," the CDC said.
The company issued a voluntary recall Friday of all Blondie, Yaya, Mananita and Tastylicious chip papayas, which sold prior to July 23 because they could be contaminated.
The first cases in the outbreak of salmonella agona in January and has continued to be reported through mid-July, the CDC said. Twenty-five of the 99 diseases in Texas, the worst hit MAS.
In Mexico, the Ministry of agriculture said Tuesday that it is too early to know whether the Mexican papayas was the source of the disease.
US and Mexican authorities "engage in research in both countries to determine the source of the outbreak of salmonella" that it is time for any conclusive comment on the cause, said Enrique Sanchez, who heads up Mexican food safety.
"For now, Mexican papayas cannot be named as the source of the disease," Sanchez said.
Salmonella poisoning usually causes diarrhea, fever and stomach within 12 to 72 hours of eating and symptoms may take up to one week.
Most people recover without treatment, but it could be people with weak immune system, the elderly and very young people at risk, if the infection spreads to the bloodstream.

(c) AFP 2011


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