Cantaloupe From Indiana Farm Tests Positive For Salmonella Strain
August 29, 2012 
FDA announced Tuesday that samples of cantaloupe collected at Chamberlain Farms of Owensville, IN, show the presence of Salmonella Typhimurium with a DNA fingerprint that matches the one that has sickened 178 people in 21 states.
In Kentucky, two deaths have been reported. Nationwide, 62 persons have been hospitalized.
Last week, FDA announced a recall of cantaloupe by Chamberlain Farms because of possible contamination with Salmonella Typhimurium associated with a multi-state outbreak.
From August 14-16, 2012, FDA investigators collected the samples from surface areas of the farm, as well as samples of cantaloupe. The sampling and testing were conducted in cooperation with the Indiana State Department of Health.
Records available currently indicate that this product was initially shipped to Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin, although further shipment was likely.
Prior to the identifying the source of the Salmonella, Chamberlain Farms had agreed to withdraw the cantaloupe from the market, and to cease distributing cantaloupes for the rest of the growing season.
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