DFI Marketing is recalling approximately 28,000 cartons of bulk-packed cantaloupes as they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
This recall has been initiated Salmonella was found on a single sample of cantaloupe during routine testing conducted at a wholesale produce distribution center as part of a USDA testing program.
The cantaloupes are packed in 6, 9, 12, 15, or 18 cantaloupes per carton. All cantaloupes are packed in a DFI brand carton and the following is stamped in black on the carton '826 California Westside'.
The cantaloupes were packed on 26 August 2012. The cantaloupes may have been distributed from 27 August to 10 September 2012 primarily to retail customers in the following states and one country: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Mexico.
DFI Marketing noted that it is voluntarily recalling this product out of an abundance of caution and no illnesses have been reported. Due to the perishable nature of cantaloupe, the company said that the majority of this recalled product is no longer in commerce.
Consumers who may have this product should discard it or return it to the store where they purchased it, while retail customers who may have received this product should contact DFI Marketing, the company said.
Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. Salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems,
