U.S. could drop screening for deadly strain of E. coli

Monday, July 4, 2011 - 22:00 in Health & Medicine

Budget cuts may end routine federal testing of produce for pathogenAt a time of rising concern over pathogens in produce, Congress is moving to eliminate the only national program that regularly screens U.S. fruits and vegetables for the type of E. coli that recently caused a deadly outbreak in Germany.

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