8 Dead in Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak in US and Canada
A cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. and Canada has sickened hundreds, eight people have died. In both countries, most of the cases include adults over 65 and children under 5. Some of the patients ate the tainted melon at long-term care facilities or childcare centers.
The food safety lawyers at the Pritzker Hageman law firm filed the first lawsuit associated with this outbreak on behalf of the family of a 13-month-old boy. He was hospitalized with a severe Salmonella infection from tainted cantaloupe.
“Parents should never have to worry if the food they buy for their children is safe,” said Salmonella Lawyer Ray Trueblood.
In the U.S., 230 people from 38 states became ill, and 96 were hospitalized. Three of the patients, who range in age from 1 to 100 years old, have died. In Canada, 129 illnesses, 44 hospitalizations, and 5 deaths have been reported.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency found these strains in Malichita brand cantaloupes. Recalls for whole and cut melon have been issued.
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