Here’s What You Need to Know About the Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Cantaloupes

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Cantaloupes
Cantaloupe halves are displayed for sale at a supermarket in New York on Dec. 12, 2023. Mary Conlon/AP Photo
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Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe.

Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.