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Will Congress defund testing for deadly bacteria on cantaloupes?
![Last summer I <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-04/news/ct-met-pathogen-program-20110704_1_pathogens-coli-fda" target="_blank">wrote about attempts by Congress to get rid of Department of Agriculture program </a>that routinely checks for deadly pathogens in produce.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/234547460-10150221.jpg "Last summer I <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-04/news/ct-met-pathogen-program-20110704_1_pathogens-coli-fda\" target=\"_blank\">wrote about attempts by Congress to get rid of Department of Agriculture program </a>that routinely checks for deadly pathogens in produce.")
Tribune ReporterLast summer I wrote about attempts by Congress to get rid of Department of Agriculture program that routinely checks for deadly pathogens in produce. The tiny $4.5 million program is rather unglamorously named the Microbiological Data Program and it...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration
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Ocean Spray recalls more dried cranberries after finding metal fragments
Money & CompanyOcean Spray expands is recall of craisins after finding tiny metal pieces... -
Local growers, retailers try to reassure cantaloupe eaters after listeria outbreak
Local melon growers and retailers are trying to reassure consumers after listeria linked to cantaloupe from a Colorado farm killed 13 people across the country, including one in Maryland — the deadliest foodborne outbreak in more than a decade....Tags: Perry Hall, Consumers, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Medical Procedures and Tests, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Factfinder 12: Listeria outbreak Q&A
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says as many as 17 people have now died after eating contaminated cantaloupe. The cantaloupe has been traced back to Jensen Farms in Holly, Colorado. An Eyewitness News viewer has questions about the...Tags: Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration
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Deadly food bugs a threat to gardens
Daily American Sunday EditorThe rising death toll in the cantaloupe listeria outbreak in Colorado has thrown into sharp relief the need for safe food growing, harvesting and processing. While the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is working to determine the exact mechanisms...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food Industry, Salmonella Infection, Diseases and Illnesses, E. coli Infection
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Cantaloupes: 3 ways to keep listeria out of your kitchen
Every consumer should follow three basic steps to prevent foodborne illness caused by the bacterium Listeria, according to food safety experts at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS),
- Keep refrigerated foods cold.
-...Tags: Health, Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Seventh lawsuit filed in latest listeria outbreak
Q13 FOX News reporterA Seattle law firm has filed a seventh lawsuit on behalf of victims of the latest listeria outbreak. The CDC says 18 people in 20 states have died, and at least 100 people have become ill because of contaminated cantaloupe. Health officials in Iowa say a...Tags: Business Enterprises, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jack in the Box Incorporated, File Sharing
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Maryland family sues over listeria
The family of a Maryland man who died of listeria is suing the Colorado melon farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a nationwide outbreak of the deadly bacteria.
The family of Clarence D. Wells, who died in August, filed the lawsuit against Jensen Farms...Tags: Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore County, Lettuce
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21 deaths now linked to listeria in cantaloupe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities say a nationwide outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe is now responsible for 21 deaths and the number may continue to grow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported new deaths...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC, Health Organizations
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FDA Cites Dirty Equipment in Deadly Cantaloupe Outbreak
KTLAWASHINGTON, DC (KTLA) -- The Food and Drug Administration has isolated the exact source of the deadly listeria outbreak in 12 states. The outbreak is blamed for 25 deaths, and 123 illnesses. It was traced to consumption of Rocky Ford cantaloupes grown...Tags: CNN (tv network), Cancer, Lettuce, Salmonella Infection, Cornell University
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Finding a zebra in a beef cow
Cows are really pretty amazing critters. They continue to amaze me with their toughness and adaptability. I was recently called to examine a beef cow with a history of weight loss after weaning a calf. Weight loss is common in beef cows while a calf is at...Tags: Weight, Human Body, Ears and Hearing, Brain, Diseases and Illnesses
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Oct 1, 2011
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Oct 6, 2011
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Sep 30, 2011
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Oct 7, 2011
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Oct 19, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
|Column| Daily American
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