With the report by the CDC and Minnesota Department of Health that 2 deaths have been linked to the Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak, it certainly brought of the deadly Jensen Farms Listeria Cantaloupe of 2011 – it seems like yesterday when I represented the families of a who died – from eating a cantaloupe.
As of
Total Illnesses: 99
Hospitalizations: 45
Deaths: 2
Last Illness Onset: 11/6/2023
States with Cases: AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
Product Distribution: Nationwide
Whole fresh cantaloupes with a label
With 125 sickened in the U.S. and Canada (43 hospitalized and 2 deaths) linked to cantaloupe, it got me do ing a little digging.
I spent a few hours today digging back in the Food Safety News archives and found the following recalls and outbreaks linked to Cantaloupe – I may have missed a few
The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued an update about a Aalmonella outbreak linked to “Malichita.”brand of cantaloupes.
There have now been 26 confirmed cases of the infection in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Six people have been taken to hospital, but there have been no fatalities. Those
CF Dallas, LLC is voluntarily recalling select fresh-cut products made from whole cantaloupe subject to a previously announced product recall initiated by Sofia Produce, LLC dba Trufresh due to potential Salmonella contamination. All CF Dallas fresh-cut fruit products associated with the recalled whole cantaloupe have expired, however consumers who have purchased these items and may
Salmonella Newport sickening 40 linked to what? Salmonella Sundsvall and Cantaloupe sickening 43. Listeria and Peaches, Plums and Nectarines. E. coli O103 sickening 12 linked to what? Over 50 children hit with lead poisoning after consuming applesauce. E. coli O121:H19 sickening 37 linked to what? And, rounding out the Active Investigation Salmonella Thompson linked to
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections.
Epidemiologic and traceback data show that onions processed at Gills Onions may be contaminated with Salmonella and may be making people sick.
As
As of November 1, 2023, seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from seven states – California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky, Florida and 1 not reported yet by CDC. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 14, 2023, to August 19, 2023. One person was hospitalized and no deaths have
As of November 17, 43 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 15 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 17, 2023, to November 6, 2023. Of 30 people with information available, 17 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
The numbers of ill people in 15 states:
43 people are reported ill in the United States linked to the same brand of Cantaloupe.
At least 17 people are believed to have fallen ill from Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupes, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said late Friday.
Since November 1, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued recalls for Malichita, Save on Foods and Urban