A major foodborne illness outbreak - salmonella-tainted cantaloupe - sickened and even killed consumers, resulting in a massive, multi-state recall in late November/early December 2023. This wasn't the first food safety breach involving produce this past year. Peaches, plums and nectarines sold at national retail locations in November were potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections, and had to be recalled.
