Editor’s note: As the National Weather Service continued to predict rain for already flooded areas on Monday, the USDA updated its food safety advice to consumers who are able to return to their homes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations
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Produce cannot safely be salvaged in flooded areas
More rain is in the forecast for many flood-ravaged areas this week, but in areas where floodwaters have receded public health officials are warning people to not eat fruits and vegetables from backyard gardens or commercial growing fields that were under water. 
Even the thick rinds
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