Indy melon supplier linked to salmonellosis outbreak

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  • bwframe

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    Indy melon supplier linked to salmonellosis outbreak - WISH

    ...INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Precut melon connected to a salmonellosis outbreak may have come from an Indianapolis produce supplier.

    Caito Foods on Friday voluntarily recalled fresh-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fresh-cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons that the supplier processed. Caito's website says the Indianapolis Service Center and Fresh Cut facility is located at 3120 N. Post Road. Caito also has a distribution center and its Fresh Kitchen at 8735 E. 33rd St.

    Caito Foods Indianapolis Service Center and Fresh Cut facility is located at 3120 N. Post Road. (WISH Photo/Eric Feldman)
    "Because it is possible that products shipped between April 17 and June 7, 2018, could still be on store shelves, this recall extends to both retailers and consumers," said the recall, which includes a list of all products affected.

    The recall from Caito Foods said consumers seeking information may call 844-467-7278 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday EST and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST Saturday and Sunday.

    Grocers and other stores that sold the melon in clear plastic clamshell containers include Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Owen’s, Pay Less, Trader Joe's, Walmart, Walgreens and Whole Foods in Indiana, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. The Indiana Department of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were investigating...
     

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    I remember the Caito and Mascari place up on Mass Ave. The old sign out front advertised them as being the "Banana Kings".
     

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    Didn't occur to me until Leadeye's mention that this is the old Caito and Mascari Produce company in Indy. Delt with them a bit in my years of the restaurant biz up there.
     
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