Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, objecting to agency restrictions on imported cantaloupe from Guatemala after an outbreak of Salmonella.
In an unusual challenge, Del Monte in a suit filed earlier this week in Maryland federal court alleges that the FDA never properly determined that cantaloupe-much less cantaloupe from its supplier in Guatemala—was responsible for food poisoning that sickened 20 people in 10 states in March and April.
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