Cantaloupe linked to salmonella

My very, very favorite fruit of summer is the cantaloupe. It's sweet, juicy heaven. The only problem is, in my neck of the woods, cantaloupes are only in season for a few weeks every year. The rest of the year, they are imported from some far off country, which is why I only eat them in the summertime.

If you've had a cantaloupe recently and it's too cold outside for it to have been grown locally, you might want to take a look at the label before you eat it. Cantaloupes grown by a Honduras manufacturer have been recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. If your cantaloupe was grown in Honduras, you should throw it away.

Cantaloupes aren't very acidic, so they can be prone to contamination. To protect yourself, make sure you choose melons that are firm and unbruised. Scrub the melon under cool water with a brush before cutting, and refrigerate any leftover cut portions within two hours.