270 sick, 3 dead; more recalls; how can melons do this?
Sorenne and I like the cantaloupe; Amy, not so much. We also like the watermelon; Amy, not so much. So it’s somewhat distressing to hear of the various Salmonella problems in some of our favorite...
View Article63 in Europe sickened; Salmonella in watermelon from Brazil, 2011
In November 2011, the presence of Salmonella Newport in a ready-to-eat watermelon slice was confirmed as part of a local food survey in England. In late December 2011, cases of S. Newport were reported...
View ArticleWatermelons suspected: 21 Cambodian monks sickened
Twenty-one monks became ill with diarrhea and vomiting after eating watermelons at the cultural celebration of Bun Pkar in Battambang province. As of yesterday afternoon, two of the ailing monks were...
View ArticleHairnets and pole barns: Watermelon group voices audit concerns
Chris Koger of The Packer writes that watermelon growers insist there’s no food safety risk involved without hairnets, and that a majority of watermelon shippers pack in pole barns. And they’re...
View ArticleThe human face of E. coli O157:H7: 3-year-old died in 2000
Three-year-old Brianna Kriefall and her family ate at a Sizzler restaurant in South Milwaukee in July 2000. Brianna died a week later after battling E. coli-related hemolytic uremic syndrome. Brianna,...
View ArticleSalmonella outbreak in N. Ontario may be linked to melons
When I think Thunder Bay, Ontario in January, I think melons. Ripe, juicy melons, like cantaloupe. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is investigating an increased number of Salmonella cases in...
View ArticleStickers source watermelons to California farm
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that at a farm in Manteca, in San Joaquin County, workers smack labels onto watermelons freshly cut from the vine, each sticker bearing a unique string of letters...
View ArticleSummer means melons
In my current neck of the woods summer is approaching. I’ve decided only the oldies station will play in my pimpin’ ride, and I’ve been purchasing strawberries and watermelon on every trip to the...
View ArticleChinese watermelons explode
Watermelons are exploding in China the same way David Letterman used to drop them out of windows. An investigative report by China Central Television found farms in Jiangsu province were losing acres...
View Article1 dead 54 sick with salmonella in UK, Europe linked to watermelon
The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December...
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