Mexico monitors melons possibly contaminated with Salmonella

Canada and the United States notified the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) of the detection of Salmonella in cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo), processed in Sonora. Given this situation, Cofepris established communication with the State Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks of Sonora (Coeprisson) to report on the batches of melons returned from the United States, with the purpose of carrying out an intentional search through a verification visit to the company. processor. Through a statement, Cofepris reported that it notified the National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) to carry out the actions it considers pertinent and report the results “in order to complement the care strategy in the territory.” national". Meanwhile, Coeprisson reported that, after two health verification visits to the processing ...