Four additional companies have issued recalls of cantaloupe or fresh cut fruit products that contain cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano

Please review the following food recall.  Please check your inventory for the recalled items and dispose of any that you may find.  Always remember, your program may have received the recalled items in question through local donations, purchases or food drives.  
                                    
·         Effective March 28, 2008, four additional companies have issued recalls of cantaloupe or fresh cut fruit products that contain cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer due to possible Salmonella contamination.

·         Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has voluntarily recalled all Honduran Cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano of San Lorenzo Valle, Honduras. 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.

For more information on this recall, please visit:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/dole03_08.html

At the same time, Spokane Produce, Inc. of Spokane, Washington has recalled Garden Patch, Yokes, and Rosauers Classic labels of various products of fresh cut and cut fruits containing cantaloupe, supplied from Agropecuraria Montelibano, due to possible Salmonella contamination. These products were distributed through retail stores in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming. 

For more information on this recall, please visit:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/spokaneproduce03_08.html  

·         Chiquita Brands International, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano in Honduras. The product was distributed to customers nationwide and is being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. For more information on this recall, please visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/chiquita03_08.html·         Simply Fresh Fruit, of Los Angeles, California is recalling selected fresh cut fruit products which may contain cantaloupe which has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  On March 26, 2008, Simply Fresh was requested by its supplier, Tropifresh, Inc to recall products produced with cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano.  Simply Fresh had begun to recover this product earlier, on March 24, based on a notice published By the U.S. FDA. For more information on this recall, please visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/simplyfresh03_08.html