US statement on contaminated apple exports

Washington on Friday assured the Filipino consumers that apple shipments from the mainland United States are safe for human consumption, stressing that only a single packinghouse was involved in the recall due to possible contamination of Listerosis bacteria.

“The recall of fresh Gala and Granny Smith apples by the Bidart Brothers packinghouse in California is voluntary, and no U.S. fresh apples have been linked to the outbreak of Listeria,” the U.S. Embassy in Manila said in a statement.