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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below for information concerning a CDC food safety alert regarding cantaloupes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Pierzchala, Diane - FNS <<a href="mailto:Diane.Pierzchala@usda.gov">Diane.Pierzchala@usda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 1, 2023 2:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yearwood, Shannon <<a href="mailto:Shannon.yearwood@ct.gov">Shannon.yearwood@ct.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:rleshin@doe.mass.edu">rleshin@doe.mass.edu</a>; Webber, Kristina (DOE <<a href="mailto:Kristina.webber2@state.ma.us">Kristina.webber2@state.ma.us</a>>; Ackroyd, Adriane <<a href="mailto:Adriane.Ackroyd@maine.gov">Adriane.Ackroyd@maine.gov</a>>;
McLucas, Jane <<a href="mailto:Jane.McLucas@maine.gov">Jane.McLucas@maine.gov</a>>; Rambeau, Kelly <<a href="mailto:Kelly.a.rambeau@doe.nh.gov">Kelly.a.rambeau@doe.nh.gov</a>>; Jennifer Knapp <<a href="mailto:jennifer.knapp@nysed.gov">jennifer.knapp@nysed.gov</a>>;
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belinda.sanderson@vide.vi</a>; Krueger, Mary <<a href="mailto:mary.krueger@vermont.gov">mary.krueger@vermont.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:jamie.curley@vermont.gov">jamie.curley@vermont.gov</a>; <a href="mailto:amanda.a.marshall@doe.nh.gov">
amanda.a.marshall@doe.nh.gov</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> AFNG-NE-CND <<a href="mailto:AFNG-NE-CND@usda.gov">AFNG-NE-CND@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> CDC Food Safety Alert: Cantaloupes <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt">For your awareness, a CDC food safety alert regarding an outbreak of
<i>Salmonella</i> infections linked to cantaloupes has been updated. Seven children attended childcare centers before they got sick. Children under 5 can get very sick from
<i>Salmonella</i>. For additional information on what childcare centers should do, key points, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/sundsvall-11-23/index.html" target="_blank" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cdc.gov%2fsalmonella%2fsundsvall-11-23%2findex.html&data=05%7c01%7cmichaela.dew-johnson%40usda.gov%7c6cae99fb679f45a99e5408dbf278a190%7ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7c1%7c0%7c638370"><span style="color:blue">recalled</span></a>
products, what everyone should do, and <i>Salmonella</i> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html" target="_blank" title="https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html"><span style="color:blue">symptoms</span></a>, please review the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/sundsvall-11-23/index.html" target="_blank" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cdc.gov%2fsalmonella%2fsundsvall-11-23%2findex.html&data=05%7c01%7cmichaela.dew-johnson%40usda.gov%7c6cae99fb679f45a99e5408dbf278a190%7ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7c1%7c0%7c638370"><span style="color:blue">updated</span></a>
CDC guidance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Diane<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Diane Pierzchala RD, LDN
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nutritionist | School Nutrition Programs Branch<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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