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Specialty Crops Foundation Works on Food Safety Issues

Gary Cooper December 9, 2008 Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Mike Carlton, FL Specialty Crops FoundationIn this report, more with Florida Specialty Crops Foundation executive Mike Carlton, this time discussing the food safety aspects of the industry. In a food safety scare situation for example, erroneous reporting and misguided government actions can devastate any agriculture industry with mis-steps or inaccurate information, such as the recent situation where tomotoes were wrongly blamed for foodborne illness that cropped up in some areas of the country.
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