A Minnesota wholesaler has recalled some cantaloupe because it may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Wholesale Produce Supply of Minneapolis, Minnesota has recalled fresh cut and/or processed cantaloupe that was sold to distributors in Nebraska, North Dakota and Wisconsin who may have distributed it in other states at traditional grocery stores with the brand names “Harvest Cuts” and “Fresh and Finest,” according to a company announcement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
“Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea