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Raw milk wins in Georgia, runs ahead in Missouri, but dies in Iowa

By Dan Flynn on April 28, 2022

Governor Brian P. Kemp made a special occasion earlier this month for signage of his administration’s Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank legislation (SB 396), the Freedom to Farm Act (HB 1150…
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Raw milk bill dropped into hopper at Georgia statehouse

By Dan Flynn on February 9, 2022

An ambitious 22-page bill to permit raw milk and raw milk products in Georgia is in the state’s House hooper. House Bill 1175 is optimistic because it promises that raw milk produced in Georgia will …
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Proponents say a raw milk option for Georgia residents would help local dairies

By Dan Flynn on December 14, 2021

Dairies are experiencing dire financial straights, causing an interim study for the Georgia General Assembly to consider making raw milk as legal as peaches. It  comes in a year that has seen  year-over-year declines continue…
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Four children infected with E. coli after attending fair in Georgia

By News Desk on October 30, 2021

Georgia state health officials are investigating whether E. coli was spread at the Georgia National Fair held earlier this month.

Officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health said they have confirmed four cases of…
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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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