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Contact: Neil Tickner
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University of Maryland
Caption: Ever since 2006, when a deadly batch of spinach killed three people and sickened hundreds, US farm producers, packers and others along the distribution line have argued over how best to protect consumers and assure them that leafy greens and tomatoes are safe.
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