Lingering death is the usual means for killing legislative bills, but there’s also the swift smackdown method. The Montana Legislature used that second method, also known as tabling, to cut down House Bills 516 and
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Tennessee Senate considers closing raw milk loophole; sponsor cites outbreaks
Raw milk distributed from French Broad Farm in East Knox County, TN, through a cow share program sickened a dozen children this past summer. After the E. coli outbreak, the farm shut down the cow-share
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Dairy named: Raw milk, farm animals likely cause of new E. coli outbreak among children
UPDATE — 7:15 p.m. EDT: Knox County officials have issued a public warning, naming French Broad Farm in Knoxville, TN, as the source of unpasteurized, raw milk that is linked to an ongoing E. coli
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No common denominator yet for E. coli patients in Tennessee
County officials in Knoxville, TN, are investigating a cluster of E. coli infections among several children in the area, but they don’t have enough information yet to issue a public warning.
Dr. Martha Buchanan, director
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It’s getting harder to open those raw milk loopholes
Raw milk advocates have gained some ground in the last decade, going from 29 to 43 states that allow some way to sell milk without pasteurization. However, in only 12 states are retail sales of
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Salmonella outbreak traced to fish fry likely winding down
More than 50 people have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak in Tennessee apparently stemming from a volunteer fire department fish fry fund raiser earlier this month. 
Multiple media in and around Lacassas, TN, are
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CDC Issues Final Update on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Tyson Mechanically Separated Chicken
A total of nine patients in Tennessee were found to have suffered from Salmonella Heidelberg infections after consuming Tyson Foods mechanically separated chicken in January, according to the final outbreak report from the U.S. Centers
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Tyson Recalls Mechanically Separated Chicken in Salmonella Outbreak
Tyson Foods is recalling 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Heidelberg, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products are being
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TN Raw Milk Dairy Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Reboots Operations
Tennessee health officials have given a raw-milk cow-share operation that has been linked to an E. coli O157 outbreak that has sickened 9 children — all of them under 7 years old — the green
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E. Coli Illnesses Prompt TN Officials to Investigate Raw Dairy Farm
At least three children have been hospitalized with E. coli illnesses in Tennessee’s Knox County after consuming raw milk. Health officials are investigating McBee Dairy Farm and collected samples from the cattle and their milk
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Governor Haslam's 'Ag-Gag' Veto Could Have National Impact
The veto by Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam of a bill requiring anyone taking pictures or shooting video of animal abuse to turn the evidence over to law enforcement within 48 hours may have national
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