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Editor’s Note: We try to frame 10 of the most important happenings every year, but it’s not just about the “Top Ten Stories.” That is because what is essential is rarely about
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Maine voters approve country’s first ‘Right to Food’ amendment
Maine voters passed a “right to food” measure Tuesday by a 60-to-40 percent margin.
The new constitutional right is the first of its kind in the nation.
Measure 3 on Maine’s off-year election ballot received
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Maine ‘Right to Food’ measure would change state’s Constitution
Voters in Maine Tuesday will decide if the state will be first in the nation to include a constitutional “Right to Food.”
The ballot measure would add a right to food to the Declaration of
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Crabmeat blamed for Maine’s Salmonella outbreak
Two Maine residents were hospitalized after a salmonella outbreak linked to crabmeat from Hardie’s Crabmeat in Deer Isle, state health officials report. Maine CDC is investigating at least five cases linked to the outbreak.
Four
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Maine CDC warns of possible consumer exposure to E. coli at local deli
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection in a Waldoboro foodservice worker.
The employee handled deli food at Morse’s Sauerkraut in
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Some state officials admit outbreak investigation is ongoing; others fail to respond
Officials in two states have confirmed they are working with federal officials on an investigation into E. coli illnesses linked to lettuce served by a national restaurant chain.
Spokespeople with the Nevada and Vermont state
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Nursing mom finds lizard in bagged salad; worried about baby
Federal officials are investigating a report from a Maine woman who said she found a dead lizard while eating in salad made with a bag of chopped lettuce from California, according to state officials.
When
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Letter From The Editor: A voice for Food Freedom
On only a half dozen occasions, has Food Safety News published articles resembling “book reviews.” For various reasons, we are not really in that business. Sometimes, however, books merit mentions in the news. That’s what
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Maine clarifies food freedom law for meat, poultry facilities
Maine earlier this month amended its newly adopted food freedom law to make it clear that local governments must “comply with state and federal laws when developing ordinances for meat and poultry production and sales.”
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USDA ready to take over meat, poultry inspections in Maine
The Maine Legislature will meet in special session on Nov. 1 to fix the state’s recently adopted food sovereignty law. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is prepared to take over all meat and poultry inspections
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