Listeriosis outbreak linked to cantaloupes rare but not surprising

Monday, October 3, 2011 - 08:00 in Health & Medicine

Listeriosis outbreaks like the current one traced to Colorado cantaloupes are extremely rare, according to a farm food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. But Luke LaBorde, associate professor of food science, worries that melons present a heightened risk for spreading food-borne illnesses.

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