FDA Warning on Outbreak due to Imported Papayas from Tex Firm

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat papayas from Agromod Produce, Inc., a distributor in McAllen, Texas. FDA and CDC are investigating 97 reported cases of Salmonella Agona, including 10 hospitalizations in 23 states related to the consumption of papayas. FDA states that Agromod Produce, Inc. voluntarily recalled the papayas after FDA detected Salmonella matching the outbreak strain.