SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) on Thursday (Mar 8) announced that it was recalling all rockmelons from Australia as a "precautionary measure".
"The Australian authorities provided new information on the recall of rockmelons from a specific grower in Australia on Mar 7, which indicated that more implicated consignments had been exported to Singapore," said the authority in a media release. "The whole rockmelons (cantaloupe) from this grower have been linked to an outbreak of human listeriosis in Australia."
"As a precautionary measure, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is working with importers and retailers to recall all rockmelons from Australia, pending further clarification on their respective sources."
The authority had earlier recalled two consignments of rockmelons from the implicated source.
"We expanded the recall to include all rockmelons from Australia immediately after receiving the latest updates from the Australian authorities," said the authority. It said that the Australian authorities confirmed that the farm had stopped production on Feb 23 and that there were no other affected farms in Australia.
"AVA will continue to work with the Australian authorities on this matter," it said. "We had earlier taken samples of locally sold rockmelons for food safety tests, including testing for listeria. The results are pending."
AdvertisementAdvertisementTo date, there have been no reported cases of listeriosis linked to the consumption of rockmelons in Singapore, AVA added.
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