Brooks Tropicals recalls avocados after FDA salmonella test

Coral Beach of The Grower writes that Brooks Tropicals LLC, Homestead, Fla., has recalled 401 boxes of fresh, green-skinned avocados because a routine random sample test by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration returned a positive result for salmonella.

avacodoOnly fruit shipped with the lot number 2610 is included in the recall, according to the Aug. 8 notice on the company’s website. No illnesses have been reported in connection to the Brooks avocados and the FDA had not posted a recall notice as of Aug. 11.

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