23 September, 2017
The cases reported were approximately 120 south of San Diego in the Mexicali valley.
Physicians with Banner Health are on "high alert", according to a release, after reports of contaminated soft drinks surfaced from Mexico.
The contaminated soft drinks caused seven people to become ill and has killed one person, according to the Attorney General of Justice of the State of Baja California.
Banner Health, a hospital network in Arizona and Colorado, released a statement on September 20 about the contaminated drinks.
The attorney general in Baja California state has opened an investigation into the death and illnesses that resulted from the contaminated drinks.
"It is important to check that the seal for any food and drink consumed is still intact and show no signs of tampering,"Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director, said".
The contamination could be life-threatening, according to Banner Health.
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which distributes the soda in the USA, told Fox 10 Phoenix that no 7-Up sold in the US was affected by the issue reported in Mexico.
In addition, Dr Pepper Snapple Group said the company does not market, sell, or distribute the brand in other parts of the world, as PepsiCo owns and licenses the trademark internationally.
Anyone who consumes food or drink believed to have been contaminated should call their local poison control center or 911.
This past summer an article published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that over 70 travelers to resorts across Mexico, which are all-inclusive, had blacked out after they drank between a small and a moderate amount of alcohol, while many reported being assaulted, robbed or injured while unconscious.
Following the report, the U.S. State Department in July warned travelers to Mexico about possible tainted or counterfeit alcohol that could cause sickness and blackouts.
