Health safety advocates push FDA on salmonella outbreak - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Health safety advocates push FDA on salmonella outbreak

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State health officials are urging you to get rid of cantaloupes you've bought, but health safety advocates want the government to do more. They want to know the name of the Indiana farm where the salmonella outbreak occurred.

So far 150 people in the country have gotten sick because of the cantaloupe, including 14 in Indiana.

State health officials say they're withholding the name of the farm because the recall was voluntary and the source of the outbreak is still under investigation.

Most people infected with salmonella-developed symptoms between 12 and 72 hours after infection. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and intestinal cramps. The illness can last up to a week.

Most people recover without treatment, although the illness poses a serious risk to the very young, elderly or those with compromised immune systems.

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