Montreal man who ate recalled cantaloupes launches class action lawsuit
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A Montreal man who says he was hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating recalled cantaloupes has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against two companies that produced and distributed the fruit.
A Montreal man who says he was hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating recalled cantaloupes has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against two companies that produced and distributed the fruit.
The suit, filed in Superior Court in Montreal on Dec. 12, alleges the cantaloupes were linked to the salmonella outbreak in Canada that has led to dozens of hospitalizations and seven deaths.
The court document says the Montreal plaintiff consumed two cantaloupes during the week of Nov. 6 and began experiencing "severe" gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and fever.
He was then admitted to the Verdun Hospital emergency room on Nov. 12 and stayed there for six more days to be treated for the illness in the infectious diseases section.
The lawsuit names two defendants: Agropecuaria Malichita, a company based in northwestern Mexico that grows the Malichita and Rudy branded cantaloupes, and Sofia Produce LLC, a produce exporter in Nogales, Ariz., which does business as TruFresh.
The suit has to be authorized by a judge before it can proceed.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) identified the Rudy and Malichita brand cantaloupes as the likely source of the outbreak.
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