The fields where the cucumbers were grown were likely in Baja, Mexico, but how they became contaminated with Salmonella Poona remains unknown. And there is no report of any U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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U.S. Rep tells FDA to pick up the pace of outbreak investigation
A congresswoman from Connecticut told the FDA “American families should not be dying from the food they eat” and asked the agency to step up its investigation of an ongoing seven-month Salmonella outbreak that has
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The Year’s Top Ten Food Safety Stories
Here are the Top Ten food safety stories for 2015 as compiled by Food Safety News. 
No. 1—The massacre on Dec. 2, 2015 of 14 people in San Bernardino County, CA mostly involved
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CDC: 838 Salmonella Cases in 38 States Linked to Imported Cucumbers
The latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that, as of Nov. 18, 2015, 838 people from 38 states have reportedly been infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella
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U.S. Distributor of Recalled Mexican Cucumbers Searches for Salmonella Source
The San Diego-based produce distributor that recalled Mexican cucumbers linked to the multi-state Salmonella Poona outbreak is busy trying to find the source of the problem. Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, a family-owned farming, packing
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