Publisher's Platform: USDA finally on the record; names Trader Joe's in E. coli outbreak
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Publisher's Platform: USDA finally on the record; names Trader Joe's in E. coli outbreak
Naming the product cost the government nothing on Oct. 23. It would have cost nothing on Sept. 23.
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Bill Marler
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Publisher's Platform: USDA finally on the record; names Trader Joe's in E. coli outbreak
Naming the product cost the government nothing on Oct. 23. It would have cost nothing on Sept. 23.
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Bill Marler
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Outbreaks in France still high despite decline
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