Last evening the FDA announced a recall of DFI Marketing Inc., 28,000 cartons of cantaloupe because it had the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  The cantaloupes may have been distributed from August 27 to September 10, 2012 primarily to retail customers in the following states and one country: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,

AP reports that Chamberlain Farm Produce Inc. of Owensville, Indiana, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in cantaloupes that has sickened 204 people in 22 states, has now withdrawn its watermelon from the market.

Indiana State Department of Health spokeswoman Amy Reel said the watermelon Salmonella Newport strain was found

Late last night Forever Cheese recalled all Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand, Forever Cheese lot # T9425 and/or production code 441202, from one specific production date due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. The cheese was sold to distributors for retailers and restaurants in CA, CO, D.C., FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MT, NJ, NM,

Chamberlain Farms of Owensville, Ind. has expanded its original recall of cantaloupes to include watermelons distributed over this past growing season could have been contaminated with Salmonella newport. The cantaloupe recall and outbreak that has sickened 204 is Salmonella Typhimurium.

Schnucks stores in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa:

In Schnucks, Logli and Hilander stores (outside

Ouch!

That was the opening sentence in the National Law Journal’s Jenna Greene’s article this morning – “Ripe for litigation.”  (You need a subscription to read the article).

With Listeria-tainted cantaloupe killing at least 33 and sickening 147 last year according to the CDC, and with the CDC tracking 2 dead and 204 sickened

It started out this week with produce distributor Splendid Products voluntarily recalling certain lots of Daniella brand mangoes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella braenderup. The recalled mangoes, a product of Mexico, were sold as individual fruit and can be identified by the Daniella brand sticker and one of the following PLU numbers: 3114,