Tainted cantaloupes: 13 dead in listeria outbreak, CDC reports

At least 13 people in eight states have died in a recent listeria outbreak linked to whole cantaloupes, health officials have announced.

Since July 31, a reported 72 people in 18 states have been infected in an oubreak involving four strains of Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thus far, Colorado has the highest reported number of cases (15), and New Mexico has the biggest share of deaths (4).

Jensen Farms recalled its Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes Sept. 14 after the melons grown at its fields in Granada, Colo., were linked to the multistate listeriosis outbreak, the CDC said.   Read More

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