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**seasnake** · (This post was last modified: 08-18-2012 11:47 PM by seasnake.)

Health officials have learned that cantaloupes are to blame for a salmonella outbreak that has infected 141 people in 20 states, sending 31 people to the hospital and killing two.

More than a third of those salmonella Typhimurium cases happened in Kentucky, which is also where both deaths occurred, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The bad melons came from a farm in southwestern Indiana, according to the CDC, which cites an investigation by federal, state, and local agencies. Officials interviewed 24 ill patients, and discovered that 18 ate cantaloupes prior to becoming ill.

http://news.yahoo.com/cantaloupes-blamed...ealth.html

**Shakey1** · **Shakey1** Subscriber User ID: 112591 08-18-2012 11:49 PM **Posts: 11,990**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTv9AhCuSU4

**Coolchick**

im glad i dont like melons lol..

**HEHEHE HA!** lop guest User ID: 63168 08-18-2012 11:57 PM

Shakey1 Wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTv9AhCuSU4

WTF dose Austin powers have to do with this story....
Oh wait... Killer Melons
Jptdknpa

**Sunny**

They do not want you to grow or sell your own produce because you are not responsible enough to make sure it is safe to consume.

But it's okay if they are not responsible enough to make it safe S977

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 115364 08-19-2012 12:06 AM

If only 18 of 24 ate mellon ITS NOT THE DAMN MELLONS.

Duh!

**Tude** · (This post was last modified: 08-19-2012 12:19 AM by Tude.)

wtf. I choose to purchase a cantalope this week - and it is from the grocery store <my mistake for not going to a local grown farmer's market> and the dam sticker says:

"KANDY, produce of U.S.A/product of E.U."

OK, still not sure where it came from so I googled "Kandy cantalope" and got many screen fulls of stuff (from 2011) of nasties "Kandy" cantalopes/melons- recalls and salmonella and ...

k, chucked this one in the can and am heading to the public market tomorrow.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 109230 08-19-2012 12:18 AM

Thank you for the post.

Almost bought one from Costco yesterday.

**alert and able**

southern indiana. isnt that where a tornado went thru not too long ago and lotsa people lost their houses and a little girl died? think the storm have anytrhing to do with the contaminated melons?

**alert and able**

the storm was in New Pekin, Indiana, in march.
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-03-04/us/us...r?_s=PM:US

**AMPAMPERSAND**

LoP Guest Wrote:

If only 18 of 24 ate mellon ITS NOT THE DAMN MELLONS.

Duh!

That's what I was thinking, sounds like they are guessing.

**Nothing Is True**

LoP Guest Wrote:

If only 18 of 24 ate mellon ITS NOT THE DAMN MELLONS.

Duh!

Melonentry, my dear Watson..

Gpicchfr

**Jackinthebox**

I wonder how many times I have gotten the shits from something and should have reported it to the CDC. Srjceahd

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 92188 08-19-2012 01:33 AM

Aha, went looking for one to put in fruit salad yesterday and they had none, now I see why

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 91621 08-19-2012 01:45 AM

Nearly a year ago Rocky Ford melons were recalled due to Listeria but none or very few of the locals who ate them got sick...just the ones that were shipped.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/292...etail.html