A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.
Dozens more illnesses were reported by both countries. In the U.S., at least 230 people have been ill in 38 states and 96 have been hospitalized since mid-November, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The tainted cantaloupe was also shipped to Canada, where 129 cases have been reported, including 44 hospitalizations, health officials reported.
Many of the people who fell ill reported eating pre-cut cantaloupe in clamshell packages and trays sold in stores. Consumers should not buy, eat or serve cantaloupe, if they don’t know the source, the CDC said.
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Honeydew is garbage fruit.
You’re not eating ripe honeydew
I know this is unpopular, but honeydew is superior.
Honeydew gang reporting in 🍈
If we’re going to call out honeydew, can we at least address the blatant disinformation campaign apples have been on for the past few decades?
You’re just eating shit apples? Certain varieties are like sex in your mouth
You just need to find your variety. I’m a bit of a basic bitch, I’m into Honeycrisp or a nice golden delicious.
Always knew these trash melons (cantaloupe, musk melon, honeydew, etc) would come back to bite us in the ass.
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That’s what you get for eating that gross ass fruit.
In all seriousness, that does suck tho… fuck cantaloupes.
I hated cantaloupe until I tried a locally grown one off the vine, and holy shit. I get it. I understand what that god-awful unripe bitter orange Play-Doh is trying to be. And it’s amazing.
It’s good if you know how to pick ripe ones.
Canteloupe and prosciutto is amazing.
