How Honduras handled the unexpected

When Honduran melons were identified as the source of a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak in 2021, the Honduran authorities used Codex texts to help them manage the situation, to identify the source of the contamination and to implement a plan of action that would see a quick conclusion to the outbreak. The incident is regarded in food safety circles as an exemplar of how to manage a food safety alert, which was facilitated by the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN). This case study also offers some crucial lessons learnt for food safety authorities across the world.