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Farm Linked to Listeria Outbreak Files for Bankruptcy

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The Colorado farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people last year has filed for chapter 11 protection, Reuters reported on Sunday. Jensen Farms of Holly, Colo., listed $2.1 million in assets and more than $2.5 million in liabilities in court documents filed on Friday. In its bankruptcy papers, the farm listed numerous wrongful death lawsuits it faces in the wake of the outbreak.