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CDC Adds 3 More Deaths to Toll of 2011 Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak

By Gretchen Goetz on August 28, 2012

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised the official death toll of last year’s cantaloupe-linked Listeria outbreak from 30 to 33. Since the CDC issued its final outbreak report on December 8…
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Cantaloupe Food Safety Solutions Leave Consumers Praying

By Douglas Powell on August 28, 2012

Tim Chamberlain seems like a nice enough guy. According to the Indianapolis Star he started growing cantaloupe and watermelon on an acre of land and now, 30 years later, he and his wife, Mia, have…
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Letter From The Editor: The Recall Drill

By Dan Flynn on August 26, 2012

Our estimable publisher, Bill Marler, is a never-ending fountain of wisdom and expertise. And I ignore most of it (just kidding boss!). However, I must admit, he did get me thinking a couple weeks back…
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Cantaloupe Outbreak: Some Retailers Identified, Others Not

By James Andrews on August 25, 2012

This article was updated on Sept. 4, 2012 to include additional information provided by a Wal Mart spokeswoman. One week following the announcement of the Salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupes grown by Chamberlain Farms in…
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Pew: Cantaloupe Outbreak Underscores Need for FSMA

By James Andrews on August 22, 2012

The deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to Indiana-grown cantaloupe in 20 states is the latest in a series of foodborne illness crises that underscore the need to implement rules in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA),…
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Farm at Center of Cantaloupe Outbreak Still Unnamed

By James Andrews on August 21, 2012

Federal and state health officials investigating the ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to Indiana-grown cantaloupes have yet to name the farm suspected as the source four days after the outbreak’s announcement. The outbreak has taken the…
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Colorado Celebrates Recovery of Rocky Ford Cantaloupes

By Dan Flynn on August 20, 2012

ROCKY FORD, CO — The 135th annual Watermelon Day at the Arkansas Valley Fair was eclipsed by a statewide declaration of Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Day by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. No one seemed to care,…
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Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Indiana Cantaloupes

By James Andrews on August 17, 2012

Update (Aug. 18): Wal Mart Stores, Inc. has instructed outlet managers to pull any cantaloupes grown in Indiana from its shelves, Bloomberg reports. Wal Mart could not confirm if any stores sourced cantaloupes from…
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Burch Farms Lacks Audits, Traceability on Recalled Melons

By News Desk on August 17, 2012

Burch Farms, the grower currently undertaking a complete recall of its cantaloupes and honeydews due to Listeria contamination, lacks third-party audits for its cantaloupe operation, and is also lacking any sort of traceability program for…
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Recalled Cantaloupes Were Sent to 463 Food Lion Stores

By News Desk on August 8, 2012

Food Lion received recalled Burch Farms “Caribbean Gold” cantaloupes at 463 locations in seven states, the supermarket chain announced Tuesday. The cantaloupes were first recalled on July 28 due to a random sample testing positive…
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