0 a type of melon (= large fruit with a thick skin) that is round and has yellow or green skin and sweet orange flesh --
1 a round melon (= fruit) with yellow or green skin and sweet, orange flesh: --
During future outbreak investigations, collecting information about cantaloupe source might greatly facilitate regulatory response.
We also reviewed the scientific literature for cantaloupe and produce microbiological studies.
These guidelines are directed, in part, toward reducing safety risks associated with cantaloupes.
To evaluate the effect of changes in surveillance, we examined the proportion of outbreaks associated with cantaloupe before and after 1998.
Information about the locations at which cantaloupes were grown was not recorded for most outbreaks.
It is possible that awareness about cantaloupes and other produce as potential vehicles of pathogens has increased among investigators in recent years.
Since 1994, outbreaks of infections associated with cantaloupe consumption have been reported with increased frequency.
We reviewed processes contributing to cantaloupe contamination, conditions affecting survival and growth of bacterial pathogens on melons, and potential methods for sanitization.
