Well, tied anyway. Last week the CDC reported eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms Frontera Cantaloupe:
2 in Colorado
1 in Maryland
4 in New Mexico
1 in Oklahoma
Although, not yet on the CDC website, State Health Departments report the following additional deaths:
2 in Kansas
1 in Nebraska
2 in Texas
1 in
A wrongful death case is being filed against Jensen Farms and Frontera Produce in Oklahoma Today.
What is Listeria?
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called listeriosis. Listeria can invade the body through a normal and intact gastrointestinal tract. Once in the body, Listeria can travel through the blood stream but the bacteria are often found inside cells. Listeria also produces toxins that damage cells. Listeria
On November 4, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. The alert was based on epidemiological evidence linking at least 25 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in those states
Likely by Monday, the CDC will increase its Listeria illness and death count of 55 and eight. By Monday afternoon the counted illnesses will certainly be well over 60, and I expect deaths to be a dozen and perhaps more. Of course, there are likely many others sickened who will never be counted, and others
The CDC as of September 21 listed eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms and Frontera Listeria-tainted Cantaloupe from 14 states: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma. A review of state health department sites and media reports yield a much higher number:
California:- 1 confirmed outbreak case.
Colorado:- 15
The CDC as of September 21 listed eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms and Frontera Listeria-tainted Cantaloupe from 14 states: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma.
According to the FDA, cantaloupes were shipped to at least 25 states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received word that the five isolates sent to CDC do match the Listeria multistate outbreak. KDHE anticipates the addition of Kansas on the CDC updated report, as a state matching the ongoing multistate outbreak.
Kansas has eight cases of listeriosis reported since Aug. 26, with 5
I must admit, like salmon in a restaurant or tomatoes in the salad on the latest plane flight, I am a fan of neither. However, the tomatoes from my garden (with a cucumber) or a salmon caught with a fly of the beach, does change the way you feel about food. And, for a guy
Mike Booth of the Denver Post reports that the following states (and perhaps more) received the Jensen Farms and Frontera Cantaloupe:
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
From Phyllis Entis of efoodalert (and some research
