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Hearings | 110th Congress

Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture

Hearing to Review the Legal and Technological Capacity for Full Traceability in Fresh Produce


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July 30, 2008 |

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture held a hearing to review issues related to the traceability of fresh produce, particularly in cases related to foodborne illnesses. Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) called the hearing in the wake the recent outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul illnesses first thought to be associated with tomatoes and later linked to jalapeño and serrano peppers from Mexico.