Fruit Recall 2019: Recall Issued Over Salmonella Contamination That Has Sickened 33 People

Tailor Cut Produce has recalled its fruit luau, cut honeydew, cut cantaloupe, and cut pineapple products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella that has sickened at least 33 people.

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, is undergoing an investigation into the Salmonella outbreak, which has been linked back to the cut fruit from Tailor Cut Produce.

The recalled fruit was sold from Nov. 15 to Dec. 1 and comes in 2/1-gallon cases with the date of production stamped on the side. The contaminated fruit may be found in restaurants, banquet facilities, hotels, schools, and institutional food service establishments located in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Labels of the recalled fruit can be viewed here.

Food service and institutional food operators should not sell or serve the recalled fruit. The contaminated fruit should be quarantined and purchasers of the fruit should call Tailor Cut Produce at 732-246-2002 for further instructions.

Tailor Cut Produce was notified of the Salmonella contamination after several people fell ill in four hospitals in Pennsylvania. The company has suspended all fruit production while the FDA continues its investigation.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly adults, and those with weakened immune systems. Individuals that are infected with Salmonella may have a fever, diarrhea that may be bloody, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare instances, Salmonella infections can cause more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis, and arthritis.