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Jensen Brothers Brought to Court
Eric and Ryan Jensen of Jensen Farms in southeast Colorado were arraigned in U.S. District Court in Denver, Thursday, September 26, on misdemeanor charges for allegedly failing to use adequate preventive measures to clean their cantaloupes before shipping them for human consumption. The brothers could face maximum individual sentences of one year in prison […]
Colorado Department of Agriculture Receives Marketing Award for 2012 Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Revitalization Campaign
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture received the “Award of Agricultural Marketing Excellence” at the annual North American Agricultural Marketing Officials (NAAMO) conference in Alexandria, VA. The prestigious, national marketing award is in recognition for the campaign following the 2011 listeria tragedy. Following the 2011 listeria outbreak, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the families in […]
CO AG Dept Awarded for Cantaloupe Revitalization Campaign
Colorado Department of Agriculture Receives Marketing Award for 2012 Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Revitalization Campaign LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture received the “Award of Agricultural Marketing Excellence” at the annual North American Agricultural Marketing Officials (NAAMO) conference in Alexandria, VA. The prestigious, national marketing award is in recognition for the campaign following the […]
Listeria Contamination Linked to Storage & Cleaning Equipment
The FDA confirmed today, October 19, that packing equipment and cold storage areas at Jensen Farms in Granada tested positive for listeria contamination. The first indications were that the contamination developed from the produce fields owned by Jensen Farms in Holly. In a letter to Jensen Farms, the FDA states, “During the September 10 inspection, […]
State Labs Confirm Listeria Link
Laboratory results provide direct link from cantaloupe to patients DENVER – Laboratory results of samples obtained by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s state lab have confirmed a direct link between human cases in the Listeria outbreak and cantaloupe labeled as “Rocky Fords” from Jensen Farms in Holly. Cantaloupe samples from the refrigerator […]
Cantaloupes from Rocky Ford Region Linked to Listeria Outbreak
DENVER – Today, September 12, 2011, Dr. Chris Urbina, chief medical officer and executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said, “People at high risk for Listeria infection should not eat cantaloupe from the Rocky Ford growing region. The department expects additional test results later this week that may help identify […]