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Recalled Lettuce Entered New Jersey Supply Chain for 18 Days. Who's Telling Consumers?

Recalled Lettuce Entered New Jersey Supply Chain for 18 Days. Who's Telling Consumers?

State officials say cyclosporiasis case counts are typical. The recall paperwork doesn't show which restaurants, if any, received the lettuce.For...

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NJDA Silent as Paterson Cheese Maker Pleads Guilty in Deadly Listeria Outbreak

NJDA Silent as Paterson Cheese Maker Pleads Guilty in Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Federal prosecutors secured a conviction for a 2021 outbreak that killed one and hospitalized 12. The state agency with cheese...

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Keyport Cancer Cases Surge to Nearly 200 as DEP Penalties Sit Unpaid — 47 Years After State Ordered Closure

Keyport Cancer Cases Surge to Nearly 200 as DEP Penalties Sit Unpaid — 47 Years After State Ordered Closure

Four enforcement orders totaling $1.2 million remain pending as Pacer Group Holdings begins six-month testing; first DEP town hall set...

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The Measles Pipeline: How One Hudson County Case Highlights Gaps Between Detection and Response

The Measles Pipeline: How One Hudson County Case Highlights Gaps Between Detection and Response

Hudson County—State health officials detected measles in North Jersey wastewater weeks before a confirmed case surfaced in Hudson County. That...

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