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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 31 > Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety

Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety

Oregon lawmaker helped champion bill amid outrage over salmonella outbreak

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
July 31, 2009

WASHINGTON " U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, celebrated the passage of a bill to cut the risks of food-borne illness on Thursday, five months after he grilled the owner of a peanut company whose lax safety standards led to a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

"If Peanut Corporation....

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