Food Recall: Trufresh Recalls Fresh Cantaloupe Fruit

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US/Silver Spring: Sofia Produce, LLC doing business as Trufresh, a Nogales, Arizona establishment, recalls multiple batch/lots of Malichita branded Fresh Cantaloupe Fruit products from the American marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination and consequential risks of Gram-negative bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

FDA: https://rb.gy/idrafc

Direct link: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sofia-produce-llc-dba-trufresh-recalls-fresh-cantaloupe-because-possible-health-risk-due-salmonella

Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following Fresh Uncut Cantaloupe Fruit products are subject to this recall:

• Malichita branded Fresh Uncut Cantaloupe Fruit, sold with order dates ranging from October 16, 2023 to October 23, 2023, and order number of 0128556, 0128624, 0128630, 0128632, 0128640, 0128643, 0128644, 0128646, 0128648, 0128651, -0128656, 0128669, 0128680, 0128682, 0128683, 0128700, 0225200, 0225201, 0225206, 0225214, 0225219, 0225222, 0225226, 0225227, 0225228, 0419611, 0419629, 0419630, 0419636, 0419671, 0419688, 0419693, 0419696, 0419697, 0419704, 0419710, 0419718, 0419772, 0516255, 0516268, 0516271, 0516279, 0516301, 0612143, 0612144, 0612148, 0612154, 0612156, 0612158, 0612171, 0612190, 0612191, 0612197, 0612198, 0612209 or 0612225

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Uncut Cantaloupe Fruit products can be found on the Web site above.

==> No item numbers, best-before date codes, manufacturing date codes, production dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

These Uncut Cantaloupe Fruit products were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the US states of Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution within the country.

Please note: these Uncut Cantaloupe Fruit products have already been recalled in Canada. You can read our overage about this earlier recall here: https://wp.me/p2bVty-puh. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the FDA, Sofia Produce doing business as Trufresh has recalled multiple batch/lots of Malichita branded Fresh Cantaloupe Fruit products from the American marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled fruit products identified above.

In this case, this recall was initiated after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) announced a similar recall of Cantaloupes packaged with the same Malichita label and bearing the same PLU due to possible Salmonella contamination for Cantaloupes sold to Fruits et Légumes Gaétan Bono.

The Canadian Food inspection Agency Announcement can be found here: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/malichita-brand-cantaloupes-recalled-due-salmonella. Trufresh’s investigation has revealed that the above-listed order numbers may have been associated with the cantaloupes sold to Fruits et Légumes Gaétan Bono.

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Please note: while these Malichita branded Fresh Cantaloupe Fruit products may be close to or past their use-by dates, they may be in your freezers or storage chillers. If you have purchased these fresh fruit products during the time period ranging from September 1, 2023 and November 9, 2023, please check your refrigerators, chillers and/or freezers to ensure these food products have not been stored for future consumption. If found, these products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for refund.

==> For information about Salmonellosis (Salmonella poisoning), please consult the “Illnesses” tab on this site, located at the top of this page.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Malichita branded Fresh Cantaloupe Fruit products, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, return the fruit products to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Salmonellosis.

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If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact  Mr. Rafael Roiz at Tru Fresh at +1-520-394-7370 during normal business hours Mountain Standard Time (“MST”), Monday to Friday.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Salmonella contamination, please search for “Salmonella” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled Malichita Fresh Uncut Cantaloupe, please search for “cantaloupe” or more generically, “fruit” using the Search Box at the top of this page.==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected generic Bacterial contamination, please search for “bacterial” using the Search Box at the top of this page.==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Salmonella contamination, please search for “Salmonella” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Fruits et Légumes Gaétan Bono, please search for “Bono” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Sofia Produce, LLC or Trufresh, please search for “Trufresh” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Malichita brand name, please search for “Malichita” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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Recalls Direct RIN: 17766-2023
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