date:Jan 05, 2013
ings suggest a source of contamination that is wide-spread and not consistent with background contamination, reads the letter, which was sent Dec. 14 but posted on the agencys website this week. Chamberlain Farms has reportedly suspended its cantaloupe operation.
During the inspection, FDA collected 50 environmental swabs from food contact surfaces and other areas in the companys packing house. Salmonella Newport with a PFGE pattern indistinguishable from the outbreak strain was isolated from s