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Study: Shoppers Spread Raw Poultry Juices at Store, Home
Shoppers may want to be more mindful of what they touch after handling packages of raw poultry at the grocery store, according to a new study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on consumer…
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Reusable Bags Redux: Dirty Bags Kill
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“The Internet is there to provide data for what you already believe.” That’s what Doug emailed me in a conversation we were having about the endless coverage…
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The Case of the Contaminated, Reusable Grocery Bag
Oregon state senior epidemiologist William Keene is a fan of Berton Roueché, whose books, like Eleven Blue Men, revealed the whodunnit work of epidemiology.
Now Keene, of the Oregon Public Health Division, and fellow sleuth…
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Reusable Grocery Bags: Time to Get the Lead Out?
Previous reports that reusable shopping bags can collect bacteria did little to dissuade some people from using them.
Now, however, in further proof that there’s likely something environmentally wrong with most everything, the Tampa Tribune…
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Reusable Shopping Bags: Safe?
According to a joint food safety research report issued by researchers at the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University, reusable grocery bags can serve as a breeding ground for dangerous foodborne bacteria and pose…
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