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.