FDA updates recommendation and Salmonella Outbreak information on Cantaloupe
Minnesota, with 2 dead and 14 with Salmonella, hardest hit by Cantaloupe
States with the highest case count: Arizona 7, Illinois 6, Minnesota 14, Missouri 9, Ohio 8 and Wisconsin 10.
The updated number in the United States:
• Illnesses: 117
• Hospitalizations: 61
• Deaths: 2
• States: 34

As of November 28, 117 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been…
57 Children with Lead Poisoning due to Applesauce
Total FDA Adverse Events: 57
Report Date Ranges: October 17, 2023 – November 28, 2023
States with Adverse Illness Events: AL (1), AR (1), CA (1), CT (1), FL (1), GA (2) IA (1), IL (2), KY (3), LA (4), MA (3), MD (4), MI (3), MO (1), NC (5), NE (1), NH (1), NM…
Settlements reached for 66 victims of 2011 Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Lawsuit
Confidential Settlement reached in 2014 – including for families of over 30 who died.

A settlement was recently reached between 66 victims of the 2011 Listeria outbreak linked to Jensen Brothers cantaloupe and some of the 20 defendants. The terms of the settlement are confidential, said Williams Marler of Seattle-based Marler Clark, a food-safety law firm.
What’s the latest on Cantaloupe recall – “When in Doubt, throw it out.”
The CDC and FDA are suggesting that if you do not know where the Cantaloupe is from, do not risk eating any Cantaloupe.
Recalled whole cantaloupe from the following brands:
Are there really over 7,000 sick with Salmonella linked to Cantaloupe in the U.S. and Canada?

According to health officials, only a small proportion of all Salmonella infections are diagnosed and reported to health departments. It is estimated that for every reported case, there are approximately 38.6 undiagnosed infections.[1] The CDC estimates that 1.4 million cases, 15,000 hospitalizations, and 400 deaths are caused by Salmonella infections in the U.S. every…
More and more Cantaloupe recalled due to Salmonella
Cut Fruit Express Inc. of Inver Grove Heights, MN, is recalling Caribou Coffee Fruit Mix CHPG 6.5oz, and Cut Fruit Express Brand of 6.5oz, 15oz, 16oz, 32oz packages of Fruit Mix contains Cantaloupes and Food service packages of 5lb tray, 10lb bag, 25lb Pail, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella…
Chicken recalled due to Listeria
Pelleh Poultry Corp., a Swan Lake, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 708 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The RTE beef and poultry products were packaged on various dates from October 25…
183 sick, 80 hospitalized with 3 deaths due to Salmonella – tainted Cantaloupe
The updated number in the United States:
• Illnesses: 117
• Hospitalizations: 61
• Deaths: 2
• States: 34
In Canada the numbers have been just updated – on December 1, 2023 it was 66 sick, 19 hospitalized and 1 death.

Since the last update on November 24, 18 more illnesses have been reported. As…
Canada Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak – 66 sick, 19 hospitalized with 1 death
As of December 1, there have been 66 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall and Oranienburg illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (13), Ontario (13), Quebec (35), Prince Edward Island (2), New Brunswick (1), and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). Additional Salmonella infections are under investigation and more illnesses associated with…