Amid Listeria Outbreak, FDA Seeks to Improve Food Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to improve food safety measures after a Listeria outbreak traced back to cantaloupes affected 72 people from 18 states.
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Amid Listeria Outbreak, FDA Seeks to Improve Food Safety
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/127566678.jpg" alt="The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that cantaloupe from Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado have the bacterium listeria and so far, the outbreak has sickened more than 72 people, and killed at least 13, in 18 states. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)" title="The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that cantaloupe from Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado have the bacterium listeria and so far, the outbreak has sickened more than 72 people, and killed at least 13, in 18 states. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1797066"/></a>
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that cantaloupe from Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado have the bacterium listeria and so far, the outbreak has sickened more than 72 people, and killed at least 13, in 18 states. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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