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U.S. Listeria Death Toll Hits 18

news reuters Eighteen people infected with listeria have died so far in the deadliest foodborne outbreak in the U.S. in more than a decade. One hundred people in 20 states have been infected with one of the four listeria strains involved, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria monocytogenes is a frequent
Country Crossroads

Add Sanitizing To Spring Kitchen Cleanup

As soon as I heard someone open the door to our patio, I knew a cleanup was in our future. Our three dachshunds rushed into the house, leaving muddy paw prints in their wake. Our youngest dog, not quite one year old, ran around the living room, hopped on the couch, grabbed a shoe and
Crops, Dairy cattle

Bringing Work Home Can Be Hazardous For Farmers

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Farmers, especially dairy farmers, could be putting their families at risk if they’re not cautious about cleanliness, according to an Ohio State University study. For the study, researchers made four visits each to 52 rural households. Half were operating a dairy, sheep or beef cattle farm. Researchers collected samples and tested them for Listeria monocytogenes,
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Use A Pressure Canner For Low-Acid Food

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If you are planning to home can green beans, peas, carrots or other low-acid vegetables this summer, process in a pressure canner. The acidity in the food determines if fruits or vegetables are processed in a pressure canner or a boiling water bath canner to control botulism bacteria. Low-acid vegetables and meats contain too little
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In Brief… – for Aug. 6, 2009

El Nińo coming: Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology says an El Nińo weather system in the Pacific Ocean would be established by September-November at the latest. The bureau said there was now agreement between international weather models that an El Nińo, which can bring drought conditions to Australia and weaken Asian monsoons, would be established by
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Food Safety Study Snarled

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A Commons subcommittee set up to examine last year’s listeria outbreak and the state of food safety in Canada choked on a large helping of politics during its first meeting March 25. The formation of the subcommittee was agreed to more than a month ago by the Commons agriculture committee fuelled by the opposition’s apprehension
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Maple Leaf Steps Up Its Battle With Listeria

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“If one of our facilities doesn’t find it during regular testing, we would audit them to make sure their testing was thorough enough.” – MAPLE LEAF FOOD SAFETY OFFICER RANDY HUFFMAN Maple Leaf Foods is tackling listeria on several fronts in its 27 Canadian food plants to try to keep the wily bacteria out of
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MPs To Probe Listeria Outbreak

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The Commons agriculture committee has agreed to establish an inquiry into last summers listeria outbreak that killed 20 and sickened more than 50 others. A motion by NDP Farm Critic Alex Atamanenko to launch the inquiry was backed by the other parties including the Conservatives after it was broadened to include an examination of how

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