Ground Turkey Recall: Why Did It Take So Long?
Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more.
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Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more.
Two University of Minnesota professors say they know how to prevent salmonella outbreaks like the ground turkey now being recalled by Cargill.
The Agriculture Department says meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a death in California and at least 76 other salmonella illnesses.
Minnesota is one several states where people have gotten sick due to a salmonella outbreak that appears to be linked to eating ground turkey.
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