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No Oil and Gas Pollution From Colorado Floods; E. Coli Levels High

By News Desk on October 9, 2013

Colorado’s official post-disaster river and stream survey of the 4,500 square miles that were in the path of last month’s floods found “no evidence” of oil and gas pollution, the Colorado Department of Public Health…
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E. Coli Found in Colorado Drinking Water

By News Desk on September 23, 2013

Lyons, CO, a foothill town north of Boulder that has been devastated by flooding, reported the presence of E. coli in its water system last week. “We don’t want you using any of the water,…
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Northern Colorado Floods Close Greeley Beef-Processing Plant

By News Desk on September 16, 2013

One of this country’s largest beef-processing plants, located in Greeley, CO, cancelled its first and second shifts today because of the flood disaster in Northern Colorado. Barb Walker, human resource supervisor for JBS USA, asked…
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FDA Issues Advice on Flooded Food Crops

By News Desk on October 26, 2011

In the aftermath of Irene, the hurricane/tropical storm that battered the East Coast in August, the Food and Drug Administration has released updated advice on how growers can judge the safety of their crops when…

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Food Crop Safety After Irene's Floodwaters

By Amy Halloran on September 1, 2011

Last Friday and Saturday, the crew at Roxbury Farm in New York’s Hudson Valley prepared for the hurricane by stowing machinery and hay bales above the floodplain. Jean-Paul Courtens and his workers harvested ripe delicata…

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In Wake of Irene, Rivers Tested for E. coli, Pesticides

By Helena Bottemiller on August 31, 2011

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, federal officials are actively sampling water from six East Coast rivers to check for E. coli, pesticides and other hazards that may have washed into waterways.

The U.S. Geological…

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USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Emergencies

By News Desk on March 12, 2011

With tsunami warnings and advisories issued for Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast, and heavy rains causing floods on the East Coast, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing…

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Is Flooding Cause for Food Safety Concerns?

By Michelle Greenhalgh on October 22, 2010

After torrential downpour soaked their fields, some soybean farmers are being advised that they may have to destroy their crops as a food safety precaution.

At issue is a 2009 notice from the U.S. Food…

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