Colorado Rocky Ford cantaloupe growers standardize processing to promote safety

[Emily]

Sounds like a great response to promote basic cleanliness.

Colorado cantaloupes return to stores; growers push safety

GLENDALE, Colo. (AP) ? Nearly a year after the nation's deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in more than two decades, Colorado cantaloupes are back in supermarkets.


Farmers near the town of Rocky Ford are going on the offensive to restore the fruit's reputation a year after melons from one of the area's farms caused a nationwide listeria outbreak. They have banded together to trademark Rocky Ford melons and fund $800,000 worth of safety upgrades to prevent future outbreaks, but they must convince buyers that the melons are safe...