Thursday, September 29, 2011

Cantaloupe article

In Colorado, a single farm produced over 1.5 million cantaloupe which was shipped to several  states in America,   The cantaloupe affected 72 people and there has been 16 deaths.  The fruit contained a deadly bacteria called Listeria.  Listeria is  bacteria infection which lasts 7 to 10 days.  The most common symptoms being fever, muscle aches, and vomiting.  Listeria is different from other bacteria, as it grows in colder weather. All over the country, the cantaloupe have been removed from all grocery stores.  This had been deadliest food outbreak in over 10 years.

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