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Published October 19, 2011, 10:36 PM

FDA says dirty equipment led to cantaloupe listeria outbreak

Pools of water on the floor and old, hard-to-clean equipment at a Colorado farm's cantaloupe-packing facility were probably to blame for the deadliest outbreak of foodborne illness in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

By: Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

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