(AP) – Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says none of the salmonella-tainted cantaloupes that recently killed two people and sickened 141 nationwide have been traced to Louisiana. The CDC reported the salmonella outbreak is linked to contaminated cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana. The outbreak comes a year after cantaloupes contaminated with listeria from Colorado killed at least 30 people and sickened 146. Strain told the News-Star Monday that consumers should take safety precautions when eating any produce.
No salmonella-tainted cantaloupes traced to La., says Ag commissioner
August 21, 2012