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Foodborne illness "sprouting" from unusual source

March 22, 2003
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Guess what the biggest source of foodborne illness in California was between 1996 and 1998. Meat? Eggs? Contaminated water?
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Survey to determine fate of proposed food e-business

March 22, 2003
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Penn State University, University Park, Penn., is considering developing an e-business program with unique applications to the food processing industry.
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Hormel launches first UHP meat products in U.S.

March 22, 2003
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Hormel Foods is the first U.S. food manufacturer to market meat products processed with ultrahigh pressure (UHP) technology.
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Researchers map Salmonella genome

March 22, 2003
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have mapped and sequenced the genome for Salmonella typhimurium, one of the leading agents of foodborne disease.
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Plant Openings & Expansions

March 22, 2003
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San Diego-based SureBeam Corp., is constructing its third e-beam service center near Los Angeles.
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Public Citizen files complaint against irradiated meat company

March 22, 2003
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Consumer watchdog Public Citizen has filed a false advertising complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the web site of Huisken Meats Inc. tells consumers that its ground beef products have been electronically pasteurized instead of irradiated.
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Report alleges problems with model chicken inspections

March 22, 2003
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A report compiled by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) suggests that as many as 40 percent of chickens heading to supermarket from plants participating in an experimental "model'' inspection program were contaminated with sores, scabs and other defects.
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Greenpeace says corn dogs contain Starlink

March 22, 2003
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Environmental group Greenpeace says it has detected traces of an unapproved, gene-altered corn variety in vegetarian corn dogs produced by Kellogg Co, and has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek a recall of the product.
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USDA resubmits proposed regulations to Federal Register

March 22, 2003
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On February 20, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resubmitted to the Federal Register a proposed regulation to help prevent contamination of Listeria and other harmful pathogens.
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Congress repeals ergonomics regulation

March 22, 2003
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In a surprise move last month, Congress employed a little known law to overturn the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Ergonomics Program Standard.
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