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Mon., April 29, 2013 5:20am
The federal Food and Drug Administration has put Georgia’s cantaloupe growers on notice that inspectors will be checking out packing operations when they begin in a few weeks. The agency is concerned about recent outbreaks of listeria and salmonella in the melons. So inspectors will visit a sample of facilities looking for any unsanitary conditions.
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Wed., December 5, 2012 1:00pm
A University of Georgia food scientist has been awarded a federal grant worth nearly half a million dollars. Poultry, eggs, raw sprouts and unpasteurized juices are common sources of salmonella. Cooking and pasteurization kill the bacteria in those foods but not in dry and ready-to-eat foods.
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Mon., April 30, 2012 4:09pm
USDA is developing faster Salmonella test. Goal is to find out sooner where strain originates. Athens lab doing the work.
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Wed., July 27, 2011 10:57am
Eight Georgians are recovering from salmonella poisoning after eating tainted papayas.
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Mon., April 4, 2011 10:42am
Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers that it says were sold at Sam's Club Stores in California and across the nation.
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Tue., May 25, 2010 7:50am
Alfalfa Sprouts have been recalled in over a dozen states, including Georgi
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Tue., May 11, 2010 3:57pm
Chicken processors need to reduce salmonella as well as a second bacteria n
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Tue., February 2, 2010 9:56am
Dozens of victims of last year's nationwide salmonella outbreak will split
