US-Fox News Los Angeles-Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Dole to Recall Cantaloupes

Dole Fresh Fruit Co. Friday announced it has voluntarily recalled Honduran cantaloupes because of a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada.

The cantaloupes were distributed for sale throughout the United States and parts of Canada in cardboard cartons with the brand “Dole” and “PRODUCT OF HONDURAS” printed on each of the side panels of the carton, according to William Goldfield, Dole’s communications manager. They were packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano of San Lorenzo Valle, Honduras, Goldfield said. …more…