Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado.

Whether it’s sprouts or spinach, turkey or hamburger; whether the government doubled, tripled or quadrupled inspections, the truth is that no food will ever be completely free of risk. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/killer-cantaloupe-scary-sprouts-no-food-is-totally-safe-but-you-can-reduce-your-risk/2011/09/29/gIQAAP5B8K_story.html

What about bugs? Can we eat bugs?

Chocolate covered or plain bugs? lol

Can you get listeria if you didnt actually eat the cantaloupe, but just put holes in it and had extended contact for about 10-15 minutes?

Just saying, I'm a little worried.

Yes its possible to get sick by just touching cantaloupe with listeria, always keep your hands clean. Many people do get sick from not washing hands.

I wasn't talking about my hands.....:batman:

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Your face has listeria