date:Aug 21, 2012
A collaborative investigation involving officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and public health officials in several states - has pinpointed cantaloupes grown on a farm in south west Indiana as a likely source of the outbreak.
The farm in question is withdrawing its cantaloupes from the market, and has vowed to cease distribution for the rest of the season.
The outbreak will do no favours for the already tainted reput