Salmonella outbreak in several US states

AT LEAST 60 people have fallen ill and dozens were admitted to hospital with salmonella poisoning after tainted pre-cut melons were distributed to stores such as Walmart and Whole Foods in several states, US officials said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced the outbreak to a Caito Foods facility in Indiana.

The company has since issued a recall notice in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio – removing watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe and mixed melons. The recall affected at least 10 grocery chains, including Whole Foods, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, whose chief executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. – The Washington Post