Del Monte Recall: Parasite Infects More than 200 People

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 9, 2018 - PRLog -- Del Monte Recall: Parasite Infects More than 200 People

More than 200 people have been infected by an intestinal parasite after eating vegetables from vegetable trays under the Del Monte brand name.

The trays contain broccoli, cauliflower, celery sticks, carrots and dill dip and were distributed to Kwik Trip, Kwik Star, Demond's, Sentry, Potash, Meehan's, Country Market, FoodMax Supermarket and Peapod in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin and have "Best If Enjoyed By" date of June 17, 2018 or earlier.

As of Thursday, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has reported 212 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in persons who reported eating from the prepackaged vegetable trays,with 7 of them being hospitalized. No deaths have yet been reported.

Cyclosporiasis is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a microscopic parasite of humans. The parasite…to read the complete story, click on this link
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