july 25, 2011: multistate outbreak of human salmonella agona infections linked to whole, fresh imported papayas /

The FDA is taking steps to protect the public following the identification of Salmonella Agona in Agromod Produce,Inc.'s supply of fresh papayas. The FDA is advising consumers not to eat papayas from Agromod Produce, Inc. The company is voluntarily recalling the product. The papayas were imported from Mexico, and may be linked to the reported cases of Salmonella Agona. Recent sampling by the FDA found the outbreak strain in two papaya samples: one collected at the Agromod Produce,Inc. location in McAllen, Texas, and one collected at the U.
S. border destined for Agromod Produce,Inc. The shipments that tested positive with the outbreak strain were not distributed in the U.
S.

Source: cdc.gov