On August 23, the CDC reported a total of 178 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium in 21 states from an outbreak attributed to cantaloupes from a farm in southwestern Indiana. The outbreak has hospitalized 62 and caused two deaths, according to the CDC. Although illnesses have been reported by CDC since July, the FDA had not released a recall until August 22.
In an update on August 28, CDC reported the results of FDA's environmental sampling: "From August 14 to 16, FDA investigators collected samples from surface areas at the farm as well as samples of cantaloupe at Chamberlain Farms. Samples of cantaloupe collected at Chamberlain Farms show the presence of Salmonella Typhimurium bacteria with a DNA fingerprint that matches the outbreak strain."