The Department of Agriculture has stated that they will now be posting information about food product recalls on state-specific Twitter accounts.

Food product recalls are usually posted on press releases and a general USDA Twitter, but officials are hoping that the new system will help to alert consumers more efficiently. Most recalled food products such as meat, eggs and poultry are usually state specifc recalls because it depends where the products were distributed to.

The new method will better inform consumers on the food products that will affect them personally. The Twitter handles for the state specific acounts are two distinguishing letters followed by an underscore and the word FSISALERT.

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Jensen Farms in Colorado recently issued a recall of their cantaloupes, sold in Illinois and 23 other states.  The cantaloupes from the farm were found to be contaminated with listeria and have been linked to at least 21 deaths.  None of the fatalities were in Illinois.

109 people have reported that they have become ill with literiosis, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Officials expect the number of deaths and illness will continue to rise due to the delayed symptoms of listeriosis.  Symtpoms of listeriosis like fever, muscle aches, headache, and digestive problems can take up to 2 months to appear.

Cantaloupes should be removed from store shelves, but consumers can identify the recalled product by stickers that say either "Colorado Grown," "Sweet Rocky Fords," "Jensenfarms.com," or "Distributed by Frontera Produce."

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