US: CSPI blasts Fresh Del Monte's salmonella legal challenge

By Sam Webb | 2 September 2011

US consumer watchdog The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a scathing response to Fresh Del Monte Produce's move to take legal action against US health officials after the company was linked to a salmonella outbreak.

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US consumer watchdog The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a scathing response to Fresh Del Monte Produce's move to take legal action against US health officials after the company was linked to a salmonella outbreak.

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