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USDA Lax on E. Coli Strain Linked to Beef Recall

(Aug. 30) -- A strain of E. coli that the government doesn't regulate has already sickened hamburger eaters in two states. And federal food safety detectives say more cases may be identified as we approach the summer's last big weekend for picnics and barbecues. The supplier, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. in Wyalusing,...

Your Guide to Safe and Responsible Seafood Purchases

(Aug. 26) -- The average consumer eats about 16 pounds of seafood a year, and fishmongers say their customers are loaded with questions on everything from which fish have fewer contaminants, like mercury and PCBs, to what can I buy that tastes like the fish I shouldn't eat? The gang at Food & Water Watch have come up with...

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Food & Water Watch is a Washington, D.C.-based non-governmental organization and consumer rights group which focuses on corporate and government accountability relating to food, water, and fishing.

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