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2012 » Feb » 16
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Obama's budget cuts bacteria testing in produce

Commercial Appeal: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- President Barack Obama's proposed budget would eliminate the nation's only program that regularly tests fruits and vegetables for deadly pathogens, leaving public health officials without a crucial tool used to investigate deadly foodborne illness outbreaks.

The budget plan the president sent to Congress Monday would ax the Agriculture Department's tiny Microbiological Data Program, which extensively screens high-risk fresh produce throughout the year for bacteria including salmonella, E. coli and listeria.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Food and Drug Administration, Food, Food safety, Foodborne illness, Escherichia coli

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