date:Aug 06, 2012
oupes grown by Jensen Farms in Holly, CO sickened at least 147 people and killed at least 33, becoming one of the deadliest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history.
The cantaloupes' possible Listeria contamination was discovered through routine testing by the Microbiological Data Program (MDP), a produce testing program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that accounts for approximately 80 percent of fruit and vegetable testing conducted in the U.S.