US: Jensen Farms "ignored FDA guidelines" - Congress
By: Sam Webb | 13 January 2012
A US federal investigation into the cantaloupe-borne listeria outbreak that killed 30 people has found the farm that produced them had ignored government safety guidelines.
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A US federal investigation into the cantaloupe-borne listeria outbreak that killed 30 people has found the farm that produced them had ignored government safety guidelines.
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