Salmonella and pre cut fruit
@GardenGerty (169489)
United States
June 18, 2018 12:16pm CST
There is a new epidemic of salmonella poisoning in the United States.
It is being caused by pre cut pre packed fruits in a variety of stores.
The announcement I saw listed the stores that have been associated with it and I have the link for you here.
The prepackaged fruit is a wonderful convenience but it sounds as if it could be sickening as well.
Only two stores in Kansas are associated, so far. They are near Kansas City, and are Costco Club stores.
The PDF file has the states listed alphabetically and only one store per page, or more pages. It is very easy to scroll through and look for your state.
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/UCM610720.pdf
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I have on very rare occasions. Mostly it is just easy to get things done at home.
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@LadyDuck You should be reasonably safe then as long as the growing fields do not have a contamination. We had that problem here for a while with lettuce.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I am pretty maniac about hygiene, I never buy fruits that I cannot wash myself before cutting using a clean knife.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Jun 18
Ohhhh dear..., that sounds bad.... you have to be sssooooo careful these days....
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Until the problem with romaine lettuce being contaminated cropped up I thought of food poisoning being in eggs and cream and meat, not fruits and veggies.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty me too ...until I did a food health & hygiene safety course...
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
18 Jun 18
I wondered if the contamination was from contaminated water (from feces) used to wash the fruit or the cutting tools.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
18 Jun 18
@GardenGerty , Yes, that is really a matter of concern! Thanks!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Jun 18
hope they get the situation sorted out soon
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
18 Jun 18
It has gotten more and more worrisome buying foods.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Jun 18
@GardenGerty same for me too
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
19 Jun 18
I never buy cut fruit. I only buy complete fruit.
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Whole fruit is fresher and lasts longer as well.
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You're right, my dear friend.
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Even when trying to eat healthy we sometimes end up at risk.
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
20 Jun 18
This would be from a processing facility but yes, I did wonder about the things they use to cut with.
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
18 Jun 18
I do not buy pre cut fruit. I feel pretty safe, but I was wondering about uncut fruit. Guess it is less processed and so it is not a problem.
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