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USAID, USDA award funds for international food safety projects

By News Desk on October 11, 2018

USAID and USDA have awarded funding to Land O’Lakes International Development for capacity building and food safety projects in six countries.

Five programs will focus on agricultural capacity building, food safety and cooperative development in…
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Salmonella outbreak closes Georgia caterer until further notice

By News Desk on May 22, 2018
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County health officials continue to investigate a Salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia caterer who provided food for recent events. At least 70 people reported becoming ill after…
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When food safety crisis hit, Perdue had to prepare for next one

By Dan Flynn on January 20, 2017
Former Gov. Sonny Purdue is president-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of agriculture.
Former Gov. Sonny Purdue is president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture.

This century’s most deadly outbreak of foodborne illness came out of the state of Georgia while secretary of…
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Freshcut cantaloupe recalled in Georgia because of Listeria

By News Desk on March 3, 2016

A Bi-Lo grocery store in Glennville, GA, is recalling freshcut cantaloupe three days after state officials notified the chain that a random sample collected at the store tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. [caption id=”attachment_124241″ align=”alignright”…
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2015

State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election year. In Alabama,…
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Pecans Recalled in Georgia for Possible Salmonella Contamination

By News Desk on January 30, 2015

The Stone Mountain Pecan Company in Monroe, GA, is recalling 540 packages of its “Pecanettes” sold in 8-ounce packages because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed only…
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80,000-Plus Pounds of Bacon Recalled for Misbranding

By News Desk on December 22, 2014

Abe’s Finest Meats of Palatka, FL, is recalling approximately 80,050 pounds of hickory-smoked sliced bacon products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday. The recalled 10-lb. bulk…
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Letter From the Editor: South Georgia Needs a Trial It Won’t Forget

By Dan Flynn on March 16, 2014

During the past week, it was my good fortune to return to South Georgia, where farmers are still waiting for their fields to warm enough to plant the 2014 peanut crop. The Blakely, GA, plant…
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18 Sickened in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Georgia BBQ Restaurant

By News Desk on May 31, 2013

An E. coli outbreak linked to a barbecue restaurant in Northeast Georgia sickened as many as 18 people, health officials announced Friday. This case count includes 7 more illnesses than the 11 reported on May…
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7 E. coli Cases in Stephens County, GA

By News Desk on May 16, 2013

At least seven people in Stephens County, Ga., have fallen ill with E. coli in the last several weeks, leading health officials in the area to begin investigating the source of the outbreak, local radio…
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Georgia Food Processors Get To Dance Around Law

By Dan Flynn on July 11, 2012

Despite a tough new food safety law and more than a half million spent annually on inspections and lab work, Georgia is not achieving the food safety improvement at the state’s 740 food processing plants…
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