DENVER—Some Colorado schools are taking Rocky Ford cantaloupe off the menu because they’ve been linked to a multi-state Listeria outbreak.
School cafeterias in at least two Denver-area school districts have thrown out their melons. The Pueblo Chieftain ( ) reports that the Pueblo County District 70 stopped serving cantaloupe because of the outbreak. Schools in Pueblo itself stopped serving cantaloupe last week because it was the end of the growing season for the melon, not because of Listeria concerns.
In Denver, cantaloupe won’t be highlighted as part of Colorado Proud School Meal Day on Wednesday. The program teaches students about urban farming and Colorado’s agriculture industry. Other Colorado products, including grass-fed beef and Palisade peaches, are still being served.
