Alert! Cantaloupe suspected in salmonella

[gumdropper1]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/22...loupe.ap/index .html


Honduran cantaloupes are suspected in a salmonella outbreak in 16 states and Canada. Check the labels or boxes at your grocers. Discard or return any suspect melons.


Doug

[centipede]

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<B _extended="true">WASHINGTON (AP)[/B] -- People should throw away cantaloupes from a Honduran manufacturer believed to be linked to a salmonella outbreak, the government said Saturday.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert for the melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from t

[susie_q]

Thanks! I just bought a cantaloupe and watermelon to serve Easter dinner. The cantaloupe says it is from Costa Rica. My state is on the list of people getting sick from it. I think I will throw it away! THANK YOU so much for the heads up!

[sqil30]

Thank you so much! We have a cantaloupe and water melon which we bought yesterday. We are also in one of the states affected!!

[madisonsmom]

Ugh. I swear you can't trust any food anymore. Everytime I buy stuff for salads or any fresh fruits and veggies, I think "Is this safe?"
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[aleddon]

I wonder about everything I buy too, especially lettuce. I love the mixed, organic green leaf lettuce from Fred Meyer's or Wild Oats, but wash it VERY good before eating it.


Too bad I moved from Arkansas to Washington. AR isn't on the list. WA is.

[daffodil]

Ugh.* I swear you can't trust any food anymore.* Everytime I buy stuff for salads or any fresh fruits and veggies, I think "Is this safe?"

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[katykins]

Ewww,thank you for the alert.