A melon farm in Colorado has issued a recall of cantaloupe following a Listeria outbreak that has killed at least two people and sickened 22 people.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that, "the deaths from the outbreak were reported in Colorado and New Mexico, and state health departments said more deaths could be confirmed once testing comes back."
Any Philpott, a spokeswomen for Jensen Farms, stated this week that, "one of the Colorado farm's Rocky Ford cantaloupes tested positive for the bacteria, but more tests are needed to determine if it's the same strain linked to the outbreak. The farm provides about 40 percent of the area's cantaloupes."
Safeway Inc. stated that, "it was recalling jumbo cantaloupes supplied by Jensen Farms and sold in Colorado; Nebraska; Aztec and Farmington, N.M.; South Dakota and Wyoming between Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. Cantaloupes currently in Safeway stores are not from the Rocky Ford region."
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Posted 9/16/2011
