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Author:  talanhart [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:22 am ]
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Linked to cantaloupes.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/09/27/death-toll-rises-to-13-in-listeria-outbreak-deadliest-in-decade/

Author:  Amy [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Listeria Outbreak!

Old news to those of us in Colorado. ;)

We had to stop using it at the restaurant.

Amy

Author:  ivy [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:22 am ]
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Even though my state is not listed, taking no chances (at least in the melon dept), my cantaloupe is in the trash!

Author:  javafiend [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Listeria Outbreak!

they pulled the cantaloupe from the salad/fruit bar in the caf when the outbreak 1st started...have learned to like honeydew

Author:  TheFuzzy [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:38 pm ]
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Huh, I wondered why all the cantaloupe dissappeared from the farmer's market this week. Which was a shame, since that cantaloupe is from the Delta. On the bright side, we had a delicious honeydew after dinner.

I wonder how you can get listeria inside a cantaloupe?

And, just to keep a sense of proportion, I'll point out that an equal number of people died in car accidents in the USA in the last 3 hours. Yet it doesn't cause Americans to swear off cars ...

Author:  fitzie [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:28 am ]
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Cantaloupe hasn't veen very good here (MO) this year. In fact, I quit buying it because it was so bad. I know there is absolutely no connection, just my $.02
fitzie

Author:  Tim [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:30 am ]
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Does anyone know where listeria comes from? How does it enter our food supply?

Author:  jeanf [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:35 am ]
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I bought a canteloupe yesterday, it's in my lunch and the kiddos today. News story this morning assuring Canadians that any US canteloupes sold here are not affected so I didn't pull them out.
Fuzzy, I was wondeing about the listeria too, I guess it's through the soil and/or water.

Author:  gardnercook [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Listeria Outbreak!

Lots of coverage here as Amy said...one newscast did say that if you scrub the rind vigorously with hot soapy water, you can get rid of the Lysteria.

Author:  trinket [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:10 am ]
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I always scrub melons with a brush and hot soapy water. It's amazing how much dirt comes off of them, especially the cantaloupes.

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