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Sep 20, 2002

Sep 20, 2002

Listeriosis outbreak in Pennsylvania under investigation

Sep 20, 2002

(CIDRAP News) – Federal health officials are trying to identify the source of a listeriosis outbreak that has involved at least 26 cases, with four deaths, in Pennsylvania and neighboring states in recent weeks.

Apr 19, 2002

Apr 19, 2002

Foodborne bacterial disease rates dropped 23% from 1996 to 2001, CDC says

Robert Roos
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Apr 19, 2002
The incidence of seven commmon foodborne bacterial diseases dropped 23% between 1996 and 2001, at least in part because of new meat-processing safety rules and other federal food safety efforts in the last few years, according to the CDC.

Mar 15, 2002

Mar 15, 2002

Harkin offers bill to restore USDA power to enforce Salmonella standard

Robert Roos
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Mar 15, 2002

(CIDRAP News) – Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, yesterday introduced a bill to restore the US Department of Agriculture's powerto shut down meatpacking plants whose products exceed the federal Salmonella standard.

Feb 26, 2002

Feb 26, 2002

Food safety can never be perfect, but specific goals would help, says report

Robert Roos
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Feb 26, 2002

(CIDRAP News) – There is no complete fix for the problem of foodborne illness, but a comprehensive, farm-to-table approach with specific targets for limiting pathogenic contamination would improve food safety, according to a new report by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

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