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Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Long Island Home Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Long Island Home
Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Long Island Home State officials announced that a highly contagious, dangerous strain of bird flu was found in a non-commercial flock on Long Island. Samples collected from a flock of eight birds tested positive for highly-pathogenic avian influenza, according to an announcement from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on Saturday, Feb. 19. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the disease is serious "and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and often fatal to chickens." The samples were tested at the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnost…

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New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection
New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection A New York-based company is recalling frozen pizza products that were produced without receiving a federal inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Table 87 Frozen, LLC, a Brooklyn firm, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizza products that contain pork and beef and were processed without proper inspection. The recall includes ready-to-eat prosciutto and pepperoni pizza products produced from June 3, 2017 through June 4, 2019. The recalled items include:  9.6-oz. plastic shrink-wrapped packages containing a…

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