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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Zapping bread with microwaves for 10 seconds can eliminate mold spores

Monday, July 23, 2012  Cargill Beef recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef produced in Pennsylvania that may contain salmonella

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Federal food program that screens produce for contamination spared until end of 2012

Thursday, June 07, 2012  As public funding lessens, corporate support of university agricultural research draws worries

Friday, April 20, 2012  FDA says no risk from Gulf seafood amid environmental worry over sick fish at oil spill site

Thursday, February 16, 2012  APNewsBreak: Obama's budget axes USDA program that tests for deadly bacteria in fresh produce

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Meatpacker Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to salmonella outbreak

Monday, June 20, 2011  Still-struggling economy, rising food prices, food safety concerns keep gardening boom going

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Radiation detected in Tokyo's tap water; smoke prompts new evacuation of leaking nuclear plant

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Nearly 92,000 pounds of frozen chicken nugget products are being recalled because they may contain foreign materials.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  A new report says the Food and Drug Administration is stretched thin and needs to reorganize to better keep the nation's food safe.

Monday, September 07, 2009  FDA unveils electronic database to identify food safety problems reported by companies

Thursday, July 23, 2009  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says Wednesday that the products were produced from May 23 through June 13 and bear the establishment number "EST. 6250" within the USDA Mark of Inspection, printed on the front of the packages.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009  Key lawmaker asks for bigger commitments on food safety from Obama administration's FDA