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FDA cites dirty equipment in cantaloupe outbreak
WASHINGTON — Pools of water on the floor and old, hard-to-clean equipment at a Colorado farm’s cantaloupe packing facility were probably to blame for the deadliest outbreak of foodborne illness in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Government investigators found positive samples of listeria bacteria on equipment in the Jensen Farms packing […]
Cantaloupe outbreak from possible listeria is deadliest in a decade
WASHINGTON — Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, are linked to the tainted fruit. State and local officials say […]
Cantaloupe listeria outbreak could be deadliest in a decade
WASHINGTON — As many as 14 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, health officials say — a death toll that would make the food outbreak the deadliest in more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that 55 illnesses and eight deaths were linked […]
Maryland probes death linked to tainted cantaloupe
Maryland health officials are investigating whether cantaloupe linked to an outbreak of listeria made it into the state, after a Marylander was among eight people nationwide who died from eating tainted produce. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday that the central Maryland resident ate the melon before falling ill and dying last […]
