tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post51009461200353568..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Do Not Try To Wash The CantaloupeBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-67457251207585116792011-10-03T17:28:39.075-04:002011-10-03T17:28:39.075-04:00yes, i also thought of your earlier cantaloupe pos...yes, i also thought of your earlier cantaloupe post when the announcement was made . i heard the news in the morning, turned in my rental car, then picked up a sandwich at an airport restaurant. it was served with a melon salad, and i just picked around the cantaloupe (knowing full well that would not make a difference if it was contaminated). <br /><br />it's been a month, so i think i'm okay.virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604479479889473638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-72216297028473495562011-09-30T06:46:57.464-04:002011-09-30T06:46:57.464-04:00My inclination is to wash. But if it's on the...My inclination is to wash. But if it's on the inside, what can you do?Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-58155035259158175072011-09-30T06:45:23.536-04:002011-09-30T06:45:23.536-04:00@Perovskia, I don't know what testing Canada d...@Perovskia, I don't know what testing Canada does, but it's apparent not much testing is done on farms here in the US.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-66220937207548261822011-09-29T21:33:35.812-04:002011-09-29T21:33:35.812-04:00Ditto what Dr. Mel said!Ditto what Dr. Mel said!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827052626667535975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-86241785276219316722011-09-29T20:53:54.005-04:002011-09-29T20:53:54.005-04:00Thanks for posting this. I brought it up to a co-...Thanks for posting this. I brought it up to a co-worker at work tonight before she opened one (from California). Told the supervisor on duty; sure enough, she found something on a website she looked at. <br /><br />What I want to know is, if the FDA new about it, why weren't they turned away at the border??Perovskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288179080765960283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-72230250773486920522011-09-29T17:47:19.596-04:002011-09-29T17:47:19.596-04:00Bix, I thought of you the MOMENT I heard about thi...Bix, I thought of you the MOMENT I heard about this, as you were right all those years ago when you first talked about trying to wash canteloupe. I've never forgotten that!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.com