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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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