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Article: SALMONELLA OUTBREAK CONTINUES TO SPREAD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 17, 2008
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Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. (1st CD), issued the following news release:
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today reacted to the ongoing salmonella outbreak and the continued lack of identification of the source of the contamination. The outbreak in salmonella first indicated tomatoes were the source, but now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicates that peppers are also likely.
"It is absolutely outrageous that we are 90 days into the salmonella outbreak and the FDA and CDC still cannot determine the source of contamination," DeGette said. "Currently, over 1200 cases of salmonella have been reported, hundreds have been hospitalized, ...