Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Pre-Cut Melon, CDC Says

(CBSNEWS) – A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections has been linked to pre-cut melon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced late Friday. It said eight states have been affected including Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio.
Sixty people were infected by the outbreak and 31 people were hospitalized, the CDC said, adding that no deaths have been reported.
Most of the ill people told health officials they had eaten