Sader investigates the traceability of Mexican melon and traces of salmonella reported in Canada

Published 2023년 12월 14일

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The National Health Service, Food Safety and Quality (Senasica) in Mexico is investigating whether the recent outbreak of salmonella in the United States and Canada is due to Mexican cantaloupe melon production units. Samples are being taken and analyzed at Senasica laboratories and preliminary findings indicate that the company in question has necessary controls for traceability of operations. Mexican authorities are working with the United States and Canada to identify the source of contamination, especially since Mexico is a major supplier of fresh vegetables to the United States.

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2000Agro/Editorial From the Last November 6, the specialists of the National Health Service, Food Safety and Quality (Senasica) carry out an investigation with the purpose of identifying whether the salmonella that has caused an outbreak of the disease in the United States and Canada is present in production units Mexican cantaloupe melon. The experts of the body of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) continue the traceability of the product in Mexico and take samples at all points, to carry out analyzes in the Senasica laboratories in order to identify possible sources of contamination. With the support of the technicians of the State Plant Health Committee, visits are made to the indicated production unit, where samples are being collected in product, surfaces and water, which are analyzed at the National Center for Senasica Agri-Food Safety and Biosafety Reference (CNRIBA). The results Preliminary findings indicate that the company has the necessary ...

Source: MX2000