Advice to Consumers, Restaurants, and Retailers

CDC recommends that consumers not eat, restaurants not serve, and retailers not sell Maradol papayas from the Rancho El Ganadero farm in Mexico distributed by Caraveo Produce.

• If you aren’t sure if the papaya you bought is a Maradol papaya from the Rancho El Ganadero, ask the place of purchase. Restaurants and retailers can ask their suppliers.
• Maradol papayas have a green skin that turns yellow as the fruit ripens.
• When in doubt, don’t eat, sell, or serve them; just throw them out.
• Wash and sanitize countertops as well as drawers or shelves in refrigerators where papayas were stored.