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Nov 23, 2011

''Learning from listeria outbreak''

"Prosecutors may not end up filing criminal charges against operators of a Colorado farm whose tainted cantaloupes are suspected of killing 29 people."

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Nov 11, 2011

''Listeria outbreak cries for changes, not hysteria''

"The cantaloupe-caused outbreak of listeria created a tragedy for those infected by the bacteria and for their families. As of the end of last month, the death toll had risen to 28, the number of reported illnesses had climbed to 133, and one infected woman miscarried."

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Oct 27, 2011

''Tainted fruit''

"The deadly Listeriosis outbreak tied to Colorado cantaloupe is unusual Never before in the U.S. has this disease been known to spread via whole fruit, federal officials say."

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Oct 18, 2011

''Fully fund food safety''

"Among the hazards that face Americans each day, eating cantaloupe is low on the list for anyone who isn't allergic to it. Yet 23 people across the country died recently, and hundreds of others were sickened from eating cantaloupes contaminated by listeria."

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Jun 11, 2011

''When Food Kills''

"The deaths of 31 people in Europe from a little known strain of E. coli have raised alarms worldwide, but we shouldn't be surprised. Our food often betrays us."

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Oct 11, 2010

''The benefit of working together for next farm bill''

"Produce industry leaders call for unity in promoting critical programs for the 2011 farm bill."

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Oct 7, 2010

''Egg Inspections: The View From the F.D.A.''

"Contrary to your article, Food and Drug Administration inspections of the egg industry are on track."

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Sep 26, 2010

''It's enough to make you sick''

"Once again, federal lawmakers failed to take action on much-needed food safety legislation."

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May 15, 2010

''Working to Save Lives With Safe Food''

"At age 2, Kyle Allgood of Chubbuck, Idaho, became sickened by a deadly strain of E. coli O157:H7, from contaminated spinach. When Kyle's abdominal pains would not subside, he was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital, where his downward spiral ended in kidney failure, a heart attack and, ultimately, death.

The tragedy the Allgood family endured is far from rare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that each year, food-borne illness strikes tens of millions of Americans, hospitalizes hundreds of thousands and kills several thousand—mostly young children like Kyle, the elderly or others who are especially vulnerable."

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Mar 30, 2010

''The price of eggs''

"Last week, fire ravaged a warehouse at a Marseilles, Ohio, egg farm. Power was cut off to two of the farms’ 16 chicken barns, and 250,000 chickens either died or had to be euthanized because of the loss of environmental control."

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