An important food news alert: in response to the multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana, Wal Mart Inc. has instructed all its stores to pull any cantaloupes grown in Indiana from the shelves.
So far 31 people have been hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and 20 states have been affected by the outbreak so far, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
According to Food Safety News, public health officials are not yet ready to name the farm, but "customers should avoid cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana."
The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board was quick to release a statement that said cantaloupes grown in California have "never been associated with a foodborne illness outbreak," and that " it is very important that consumers understand the commitment to food safety the vast majority of cantaloupe producers have and that the current outbreak is the result of one individual operation that did not follow these well-established safety practices for packing cantaloupe."
Read More: Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Indiana Cantaloupes
Related: East Coast Meat Recall: Cargill Recalls 30,000 LBS of Ground Beef
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Oh hey where is that <A href="http://www.thekitchn.com/meat-recall-cargill-recalls-30000-lbs-of-beef-food-news-174873#comments">person who commented on the Cargill meat recall , saying "just don't eat animals."
Caseoftornados, whatever you tried to post gave me a busted "non-link." I couldn't even find what you were referring to with a Google search.
I'm a bit of a Luddite, but here's what my search gave me:
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22just+don%27t+eat+animals%22+beef+recall&oq=%22just+don%27t+eat+animals%22+beef+recall&gs_l=hp.3...135024.140174.2.140804.25.18.0.0.0.4.239.1988.12j5j1.18.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.-aQfht03sbU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=dafa5a99e6e4ef74&biw=1012&bih=635
If you have any clarification to add, please do.
I have another question. Is the contamination supposed to be IN the melons or ON the melons? It's an important distinction...
@Marion in Savannah, The contamination is IN the melons. The farm/grower who has harvested these melons is most likely doing a shed pack and using and re-using contaminated water to wash the melons. The melons from CA & AZ are 100% safe. But it's still wise to wash all fruits & veggies, including melons, before cutting into them. To be honest even the melons that are contaminated would be safe to eat if they were washed properly on the outside. Once sliced into while still dirty the contamonate is shoved into the flesh by the blade of the knife and eaten. When I mentioned them being 'washed' above during the shed pack that is not for cleanlness but to make the melons look nice while on the store shelves. I hope this helps!
@Marion in Savannah, OOPS!!!!!!!! I meant ON, ON, ON the melons, not in! I'm sorry, a typo!