DENVER—A company that uses human waste for fertilizer says it has been questioned by federal health officials about a Listeria outbreak that has been linked to eight deaths nationwide.
Parker Ag Services vice president Mike Shearp tells KMGH-TV ( ) that government investigators have questioned him in recent days as to where those biosolids were applied.
He said the fertilizer was applied to a field directly across from a Jensen Farms field years ago.
Jensen Farms, which sells cantaloupe that has been linked to the outbreak, says the company does not use biosolids in its operation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 55 people in 14 states have now been confirmed as sickened from eating the cantaloupes.
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Information from: KMGH-TV,
