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Tagged: safety

Agriculture
4:46 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

Field Notes: The aftermath of a grain explosion

Credit Jeremy Bernfeld/Harvest Public Media
Bartlett Grain Co. rebuilt the greain elevator that exploded in 2011 in Atchison, Kan.

This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production.

Who knew storing grain could be so dangerous?

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Education
3:03 pm
Tue December 11, 2012

Columbia Public Schools making schools safer

Credit Brad Flickinger / Flickr

Improvements in safety are on the horizon for many of Columbia’s public schools.

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Science, Health and Technology
4:04 pm
Tue September 11, 2012

Indiana farm linked to contaminated cantaloupe also recalls watermelons

Melons
Credit Abbie Fentress Swanson / Harvest Public Media
In the produce section of the Schnucks grocery store in Columbia, Mo., the store posted a statement about the watermelon recall on a box of non-recalled watermelons. (Abbie Fentress Swanson/Harvest Public Media)

The Indiana farm that recalled cantaloupes linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has killed two and sickened 204 is now recalling its watermelons. Chamberlain Farms issued the voluntary recall because the melons could be contaminated with Salmonella Newport.

Foodborne illness is always a danger for farmers, grocery stores and customers alike.

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