A month-old outbreak of listeriosis in 18 states is now officially the most deadly outbreak of foodborne illness since poison peanut butter killed nine people with Salmonella Typhimurium in late
In the one week since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last reported on the multistate outbreak of listeriosis-linked “Rocky Ford” cantaloupes from Colorado’s Jensen Farms,
A Kansas food processor is recalling fresh cut cantaloupe chunks and fruit medley containing cantaloupe because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria that have caused a multistate outbreak.
The deaths of a Nebraska man in his 80s and a 95-year-old Missouri woman, plus five cases of Listeria infection in Kansas, were confirmed Friday by state health departments, increasing
International produce businesses that move fruits and vegetables across borders are cheering for Del Monte Fresh Produce in its challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closure of the
The family of an Angleton, TX woman who was hospitalized after eating Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe has sued the grower, Colorado-based Jensen Farms.
The lawsuit was filed in Brazoria County District Court
So far, at least 55 people across 14 states have been infected and eight have died in the deadly outbreak caused by Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe, the Centers for Disease Control and
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Metro Ontario Inc. are warning the public not to consume cantaloupes sold at an Ontario retail outlet because they may be contaminated with
The death Tuesday of another victim of the cantaloupe-caused Listeria outbreak has been confirmed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Shelly Occhipinti-Krout, 48, of Parker, CO died
A complaint lodged by Del Monte Fresh Produce against an Oregon Public Health epidemiologist has been dismissed by the state’s Government Ethics Commission.
The Oregonian’s Lynne Terry reported
Investigators found Listeria monocytogenes matching an outbreak strain in cantaloupe at a Denver-area store, and on equipment and cantaloupe at the Jensen Farms packing facility in Colorado, the U.S.
Seven deaths among as many as 49 illnesses are being investigated and may be linked to Listeria-tainted cantaloupes traced to Jensen Farms in Holly, CO, according to a review of