The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now announced that they will be tweeting news about food recalls for each specific state. The USDA currently tweets general recalls, but officials have now stated that state-specific accounts will now be created.

The state-specific accounts will now announce the recall of meats, poultry and egg product for each state. The idea came about in order to better inform residents of food products that make them ill.

Now, all a person has to do is follow their state’s twitter feed and they will be instantly informed about what defective food products that affect them personally.

The Twitter alerts will be two letters from the state’s name followed by and underscore and FSISALERT. Food recalls were previously announced in press releases.

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At this time, the Listeria outbreak from cantaloupe has killed up to 16 people and sickened 72, but health officials think that this number will increase within the next few weeks.

The illnesses have been reported in 18 different states and the FDA and CDC are urging anyone who has cantaloupe that was produced from Jensen Farms in Colorado to throw them out.

The government has not released a list of all the retailers that sold the defective product, but if it is unknown where the fruit is from, it should not be eaten. A FDA Commissioner has stated that even more illnesses may be reported within the next few weeks because the incubation period of the bacteria can be up to four weeks. The cantaloupes were last shipped on Sept. 10.

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Seven people have become ill in Illinois after it was found that there is a national outbreak of salmonella that officials may have tied to ground turkey.

Across the country, there have been 77 cases reported in 26 states. There has also  been one death due to the outbreak, but it was not in Illinois. According to a spokesperson in Illinois, the first case in Illinois was reported in March and the last was reported June 29.

Those who have become ill in Illinois range from a 3-year-old to a 60-year-old. No recall has been issued at this time because the source of the outbreak has not been found. Salmonella contamination can cause intestinal problems.

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