On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:50:42 -0500, Andy > wrote:

(Judy Haffner) wrote:
>
>> love cantaloupe and also yogurt, but don't think I'd care for both
>> together. The only "salmonella issue" I've ever heard with cantaloupe
>> was when a person cut it and didn't refrigerate it, but left it out at
>> room temperature. We buy them all the time, cut them in half, scoop out
>> the seeds and enjoy. Love having a half of one with toast for
>breakfast,
>> or a snack. We don't EAT the rind, and have yet to get sick from eating
>> the "insides" of a melon.
>
>
>
>Judy,
>
>For a few years I've been meaning to buy a cantaloupe melon but keep
>putting it off. I DO do miss it. There hasn't been an episode in probably
>a couple decades but the scare stayed with me. [sigh]
>
>Best,
>
>Andy

Well, there was the listeria sickness last summer that killed 15 plus
people and sickened a bunch more in many different states. Although it
was all the result of the washing practices of one cantaloupe ranch,
it almost bankrupt the entire industry last season. The
recommendation is that all melons be washed with soap and water BEFORE
cutting to avoid contamination. It's no biggie, so why not just wash
the melons? Listeria is ugly -- it works in warm or cold surrounds
and has a somewhat lengthy incubation period compared to salmonella
and it can kill you.
Janet US