Salmonella fears spur ban of Mexican papayas in U.S.

[tawadi]

Source: msnbc.msn.com

Salmonella fears spur ban of Mexican papayas in U.S.

updated 8/25/2011 2:37:16 PM ET

The federal Food and Drug Administration is banning imports of all papayas grown in Mexico because of widespread and ongoing salmonella contamination, the agency announced Thursday.

More than 15 percent of fresh papayas entering the U.S. from Mexico were contaminated with the foodborne bacteria, an FDA investigation between May 12 and Aug. 18 found. That included papayas from 28 different firms and included all the major papaya-producing regions in Mexico.

Read more: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44275205/ns/today-today_health/t/salmonella-fears-spur-ban-mexican-papayas-us/#.Tlc0lzuOIy4

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Can't help but wonder how many contaminated ones are already being sold in stores.