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Eat a Cantaloupe you could die!

The CDC said the median age of those sickened is 78 and that one in five who contract the disease can die.
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Maybe if you're olds 😉

More media sensationalism. Hundreds of thousands die every year from the flu. 14 deaths is hardly a scratch on the surface.
 
Doesn't matter, I'm allergic to ragweed, so I don't eat Cantaloupes. Makes my mouth itchy as fuck. Pretty much all melons to this to me, and occasionally Bananas.
 
Great... I just ate some cantaloupe last week. I think I can feel the bugs incubating inside me.
I'm pretty sure ours was from the local fruit farm though.
 
Well I was a bit concerned for my sister because she is pregnant but thankfully she hasn't eaten any cantaloupe lately.
 
Binarycow said:
were you speaking in metaphor?
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Lol, no. 😀()🙂 It didn't even occur to me at the time what I was saying. Wow. 😀

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome

Cross reactions
Allergies to a certain pollen are associated with OAS reactions to certain foods. For instance, an allergy to ragweed is associated with OAS reactions to banana, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, zucchini, and cucumber. This does not mean that all sufferers of an allergy to ragweed will experience adverse effects from all or even any of these foods. Reactions may begin with one type of food and with reactions to others developing later. However, reaction to one or more foods in any given category does not necessarily mean a person is allergic to all foods in that group.
Alder pollen: almonds, apples, celery, cherries, hazel nuts, peaches, pears, parsley, strawberry, raspberry
Birch pollen: almonds, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas,[11] carrots, celery, cherries, chicory,[12] coriander, fennel, fig,[13] hazel nuts, kiwifruit, nectarines, parsley, parsnips, peaches, pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, prunes, soy, strawberries, wheat; Potential: walnuts
Grass pollen: fig,[13] melons, tomatoes, oranges
Mugwort pollen : carrots, celery, coriander, fennel, parsley, peppers, sunflower
Ragweed pollen : banana, cantaloupe, cucumber, honeydew, watermelon, zucchini, echinacea, artichoke, dandelions, hibiscus or chamomile tea
Possible cross-reactions (to any of the above): berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc), citrus (oranges, lemons, etc), grapes, mango, figs, peanut, pineapple, pomegranates, watermelon
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Bananas don't give me a big reaction, only when they're either underripe or overripe.
 
I think the answer to this is to reduce FDA regulations and inspecting...let the free market and huge multi-national corporations figure it out. I'm sure they have our best interests at heart.
 
astroidea said:
Maybe if you're olds 😉

More media sensationalism. Hundreds of thousands die every year from the flu. 14 deaths is hardly a scratch on the surface.
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So, how many people have to die from this before it becomes a problem? Honestly, I think 1 person is too many.
 
I am a native Coloradoan and it makes me sad to see something that I grew up with and is a symbol of this state being destroyed. Rocky Ford cantaloupes are as well known as Washington State apples and Idaho potatoes. The bad crop came from only one farm but the whole industry is going to be punished. Produce from other states will not suffer too much, but Colorado cantaloupes are tainted for this season, and may be for the next few years.
STATEMENT REGARDING
JENSEN FARMS’ SEPTEMBER 14 CANTALOUPE RECALL

We are greatly saddened that people may have become ill from consuming fresh cantaloupes.

Some of the cantaloupes recalled by Jensen Farms on September 14 have a green and white sticker with the Frontera Produce -Colorado-Rocky Ford name on it. We have provided FDA and state officials with our traceback information, and we are working with FDA and state health officials to determine where along the supply chain the Listeria contamination may have occurred.

Consumers who think they may have product subject to this recall in their possession should not consume it, they should destroy it. Consumers can identify the whole cantaloupes by a 1) green and white sticker that reads: Product of USA- Frontera Produce-Colorado Fresh-Rocky Ford-Cantaloupe or 2) a gray, yellow, and green sticker that reads: Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords. If the whole cantaloupe is unlabeled, please contact the retail store from which it was purchased to see if the product is affected by this recall. Consumers who feel ill and believe they may have consumed the recalled product should consult a medical professional.

The whole cantaloupes in question were shipped between July 29th, 2011 and September 10th 2011, and distributed to the following states: AZ, CO, IL, KS, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY,OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, WY.

Frontera Produce will continue to cooperate fully with state and federal health officials to
facilitate this recall and protect public health.

Will Steele
President & CEO
Frontera Produce​
 
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