So maybe you drank a mamey batido from the fruit stand in your neighborhood or pulled that pack out of your freezer last night and had some and now you might get Typhoid fever!?!? If you haven’t heard about the recall, keep reading, but first some warning signs for those mamey lovers out there who have already had some in the last few days.
What symptoms should you look for?
- Typhoid fever is a serious illness that can result in death.
- People with typhoid fever usually have a sustained fever as high as 103 degrees to 104 degrees F (39 degrees to 40 degrees C).
- They may also feel weak, or have stomach pains, headache, or loss of appetite.
- The only way to know for sure if an illness is typhoid fever is to have samples of stool or blood tested for the presence of Salmonella Typhi.
If you think you have typhoid fever hurry to the hospital.
Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers not to eat frozen mamey fruit pulp sold under the La Nuestra brand by Montalvan Sales Inc. Ontario, Calif., or the Goya brand by Goya Foods Inc. Secaucus, N.J.
The following is from the FDA news release: An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners showed an epidemiologic link between an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Typhi infections and the products. The two companies get their mamey fruit from a common supplier in Guatemala.
The CDC reports that at least nine people in California and Nevada are ill with typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi. Ill individuals have reported consuming mamey fruit pulp, including mamey fruit smoothies at juice stands.
Goya Foods Inc. and La Nuestra have voluntarily recalled the product.
Consumers who have the recalled La Nuestra brand or Goya brand frozen mamey pulp in their homes are urged to discard it immediately. Consumers also are urged to find out what brand of mamey pulp is being used in drinks prepared at juice stands and stores. This outbreak of Salmonella Typhi is not related to the current outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to eggs in their shells.
What Do the Products Look Like? (Click below for pictures and more)
Both the Goya and La Nuestra products are sold frozen. The Goya product is sold in 14-ounce packages in retail stores nationwide. All production lot codes are being recalled. The UPC is 041331090803.
The La Nuestra brand mamey pulp comes in a 14-ounce plastic package. All lot numbers are affected by this recall; however, packages produced prior to May 2009 are not identified with a lot number and are subject to this recall as well. The UPC is 7-56869-10008-4.
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