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House Approves Food-Safety Bill
Jul 31, 2009
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The House approved the first major changes to food-safety laws in 70 years Thursday, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the way food is grown, harvested and processed.
The action follows a wave of food-borne illnesses over the past three years, involving products as varied as spinach and cookie dough, which has shaken consumer confidence and made the issue a priority for congressional leaders and the White House. Food illnesses sicken one in four Americans and kill 5,000 each year, according to government statistics. Tainted food has cost the food industry billions of dollars in recalls, lost sales and legal expenses.
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Nestle USA recalls all raw dough products on E.coli contamination fears
Jun 22, 2009
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The food giant said it had recalled 46 of its refrigerated cookie dough products as a precautionary measure after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notified it an investigation had been launched following an outbreak of E.coli illnesses linked to eating raw cookie dough. The bodies said most of those affected reported eating refrigerated prepackaged Nestle Toll House cookie dough products raw.
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