More Cantaloupe Inspections Planned by FDA After Outbreak
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Cantaloupe packers may be subjected to more inspections by U.S. regulators this growing season following listeria and salmonella outbreaks in the past two years linked to unsanitary processing of the melons.
“We intend to initiate inspections with a sampling component at a subset of the cantaloupe packinghouses,” the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter today to growers, processors and shippers.