date:Oct 13, 2012
A multistate outbreak of Listeria last year led to 33 deaths, linked to whole cantaloupes from a farm in Southeastern Colorado. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported hundreds of other foodborne illnesses that have resulted in hospitalizations for dozens of Americans in several states.
Now, the nation is grappling with a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella linked to peanut butter.
Sandy Eskin, project director of the Food Safety Campaign at the Pew Health G