News tagged with melon
Final toll from melon listeria outbreak: 30 dead
(AP) -- U.S. health authorities say the final death toll from an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe is 30.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Dirty packing plant blamed for killer cantaloupes
A dirty packing facility at a Colorado farm was the likely source of an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes that killed 25 people in the US since August, health authorities said Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Infected cantaloupes have killed 18 in US
Eighteen people have died and 100 people have fallen ill since late July in the United States from eating cantaloupes infected with listeria, health authorities said Tuesday.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Long road from farm to fork worsens food outbreaks
(AP) -- The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe shows that large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food have grown more common over the years, partly because much of what we eat ...
Oct 02, 2011 |
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Fear in Colo. town at heart of Listeria outbreak
(AP) -- Eric Jensen surveys his dusty cantaloupe field and seems equally stunned and puzzled at the fate that has befallen his crop: row upon row of melons rotting on the vine.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts -- what to do?
(AP) -- Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Cantaloupe illnesses and deaths expected to rise
(AP) -- Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Texas AgriLife Research scientists making better melons
With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde and elsewhere have been focusing their attention on improving varieties of more drought-tolerant crops, particularly ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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DNA solves identities of Australian melons and loofah
Molecular data have shown that three Australian Cucurbitaceae species initially collected in 1856 but never accepted as separate species are distinct from each other and that one of them is the closest relati ...
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Bitter melon extract attacks breast cancer cells
The extract from a vegetable that is common in India and China shows promise in triggering a chain of events that kills breast cancer cells and prevents them from multiplying, a Saint Louis University researcher has found.
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like children everywhere, kids in Hawaii love to run barefoot through tall grass. But an invasive pest called the nettle moth caterpillar can take the fun out of this simple childhood pleasure, ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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