Post by Hobbyfarmer on Nov 3, 2011 3:56:08 GMT -5
why whe we drove through Holly just one month ago and we saw a huge field of cantalopes just rotting in the field along the Hwy there...
Listeria in Cantaloupe Outbreak Death Toll Reaches 29
Published November 02, 2011
| NewsCore
AP
DENVER – The number of deaths linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes tainted with listeria has risen to 29, with 139 people infected across 28 states, health officials said Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest bulletin that, as of Tuesday morning, there had been eight deaths in Colorado; five in New Mexico; three in Kansas; two each in Texas, New York, Missouri and Louisiana; and one each in Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming. In addition, a pregnant woman had a miscarriage after she fell ill.
Those who have died ranged in age between 48 and 96, with a median age of 81, the CDC reported.
Four strains of listeria monocytogenes have been traced to Rocky Ford melons produced by Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo. Health officials said last month that unsanitary packing conditions and dirty, hard-to-clean equipment may be to blame for the outbreak, which is the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than 25 years.
Listeria in Cantaloupe Outbreak Death Toll Reaches 29
Published November 02, 2011
| NewsCore
AP
DENVER – The number of deaths linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes tainted with listeria has risen to 29, with 139 people infected across 28 states, health officials said Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest bulletin that, as of Tuesday morning, there had been eight deaths in Colorado; five in New Mexico; three in Kansas; two each in Texas, New York, Missouri and Louisiana; and one each in Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming. In addition, a pregnant woman had a miscarriage after she fell ill.
Those who have died ranged in age between 48 and 96, with a median age of 81, the CDC reported.
Four strains of listeria monocytogenes have been traced to Rocky Ford melons produced by Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo. Health officials said last month that unsanitary packing conditions and dirty, hard-to-clean equipment may be to blame for the outbreak, which is the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than 25 years.
