Feds confirm salmonella contamination at Ga. plant
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090116/capt.4c4578327c2940089e5f098a627531d7.salmonella_outbreak_gaem103.jpg?x=103y=130q=85sig=TH4KZn_FpKJwAZfx.r9gnw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Cars are parked outside the courthouse in Blakely, Ga., on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The town's peanut butter factory was idled this week because it may be linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Then there was more bad news. A nearby paper mill announced 100 job cuts. The news has created concern throughout the community, which like many small U.S. towns is struggling to create job opportunities. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor)" border="0" /></a>AP - The latest national food safety investigation took on new urgency Friday as federal officials confirmed salmonella contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies. On Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee requested records as it opened its own inquiry.</p><br clear="all"/>

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