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Agriculture Department announcing meat recall rule
Jul 11 2008, AP

Next time there’s a meat recall, you may be able to find out if your local grocery store received any of the tainted meat.Prodded by fallout from the nation’s largest beef recall, the Agriculture Department was expected to finalize plans Friday to make...

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