The Food and Drug Administration's report on the mid-August inspections at Chamberlain Farm Produce Inc. in Owensville, Indiana shows an inspector found improperly cleaned and apparently rusted and corroded equipment and what appeared to be algae growing in standing water beneath conveyer belts.
On August 22nd, about a week after the inspections, Chamberlain announced it had voluntarily recalled all of its cantaloupes due to concerns that some might be tainted with salmonella. The outbreak sickened at least 270 people in 26 states and killed three people in Kentucky. Last month, the farm pulled its watermelons from the market after salmonella was found on some of those fruits. Gary Zhao, an attorney for Chamberlain Farm Produce, said Wednesday that the farm has been cooperating fully with FDA officials.
