SILVER SPRING, Md., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As headlines from Europe implicate tainted vegetable sprouts in more than 4,000 illnesses and dozens of deaths, American consumers may wonder, "Could that happen here?"
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FDA is preparing to make fruits and vegetables safer by setting standards for growing, harvesting, sorting, packing, and storage of produce.
Learn how FDA is getting ready for this monumental shift in food safety at
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm262031.htm
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