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How to think about this summer's slate of food safety recalls

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about this summer's foodborne illnesses and recalls.

How to think about this summer's slate of food safety recalls

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