Minnesota Produce Company Issues Recall Amidst Nationwide Alert for Contaminated Cantaloupe

(KNSI) — A Minnesota produce company is recalling one of its products after discovering they are part of a larger nationwide recall.

Bix Produce out of Little Canada is voluntarily recalling Grab n’ Go containers of cut cantaloupe and mixed fruit cups due to the potential for Salmonella contamination in the products. Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled cantaloupe or recalled products containing cantaloupe. Consumers with frozen or cantaloupe products for later use should check their freezers and discard any recalled products. Do not eat or use it if you cannot tell if your cantaloupe is part of the recall. Throw it away.

The affected cantaloupe products were distributed from October 19th through October 20th, 2023, and sold in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin at convenience stores, delis, and business cafes. These products are beyond their usable shelf-life and are no longer expected to be in commerce.

The salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupe has hit 32 states, including Minnesota. The state has the most cases, with 14 confirmed. Two have died.

The recall was initiated after a supplier notified Bix Produce that they had delivered recalled Malachita cantaloupes to Bix Produce and that those had been processed and distributed by Bix Produce.

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