Cantaloupes grown outside southwest Indiana may be safe to eat

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) State and federal health officials recently asked everyone in Indiana to throw out any cantaloupes bought since July 7 after more than a dozen people have got sick after eating cantaloupes grown in Indiana.

Officials are investigating southwestern Indiana farms, distributors and retailers as potential sources of the outbreak.

Some local stores are, however, still selling the melons. Representatives at Kroger and Scott's said the cantaloupes they sell are from California, not southwest Indiana.

Workers at Meijer didn't say where their cantaloupes are from, but they did say the warning doesn't pertain to the ones they sell.

A produce manager at Wal-Mart told NewsChannel 15 they weren't selling cantaloupe at the moment.

According to state health officials, most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours after infection.