OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
10:17 AM – Monday, December 4, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have warned shoppers to stay away from pre-cut cantaloupe sold at a number stores since some store bought fruit has been linked to a salmonella outbreak.
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Health experts have advised shoppers to keep their distance from cantaloupe sold at particular stores after 18 new illnesses linked to the fruit have been reported amidst a continuing salmonella outbreak.
Almost 117 people in 34 states in the United States have fallen ill by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were rushed to the hospital and two who have since passed away, according to the CDC.
The illnesses reported from cantaloupe contamination are extremely severe, with over…
