121 sick in Mexican mango mess; lots of blame, not much concern about how it happened

With 121 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Braenderup from 15 U.S. states, including 25 hospitalizations, as well as another 22 in Canada, the National Mango Board and other initial deniers have been conspicuously quiet.

On August 29, Splendid Products of Burlingame, California issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of Daniella brand mangoes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, four days after Canadian health types publicly outted the fruit.

On September 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed Agricola Daniella on Import Alert, meaing that Agricola Daniella mangoes will be denied admission into the United States unless the importer shows they are not contaminated with Salmonella, such as by using private laboratories to test the mangoes. The move followed agency testing that found salmonella on Agricola Daniella mangoes.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that among persons for whom information is available, illness onset dates range from July 3, 2012 to August 27, 2012. Ill persons range in age from less than 1 year to 86 years, with a median age of 30 years. Fifty-four percent of ill persons are female. Among 73 persons with available information, 25 (34%) patients reported being hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

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