Supermarket chain operator Kroger Co. said June 8 that it was removing pre-cut fruit products from its stores in Indiana and Michigan over concerns of possible contamination from a strain of salmonella.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration contacted the Cincinnati-based food retailer a day prior regarding illnesses reported in connection with the outbreak of salmonella adelaide.
Targeted for removal and recall were pre-cut cantaloupe, pre-cut watermelon and pre-cut melon mix products sold at select Kroger, Jay C, Owen's and Pay Less stores in the two states, with a sell-by date of June 11 and before.
Kroger said the fruit products were distributed by a third-party supplier, from which the company has temporarily suspended any new shipments.
Customers who purchased the products from the specified store locations can return them for a full refund or replacement.
This comes less than a week after Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. issued a recall for chicken burgers sold in Canada, also over salmonella concerns.
