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Prepared pasta sold at major grocers tied to 6 deaths, over 2 dozen illnesses

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Prepared pasta sold at major grocers tied to 6 deaths, over 2 dozen illnesses

Seven more people have fallen ill and two more have died in an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta meals, according to federal health officials. As of Oct. 30, 27 people across 18 states have been infected with listeriosis, with 25 going to the hospital. Six people have died, according to the Centers for Disease … Read more

NYC grocers gripe over fruit vendors so close to their stores: ‘Pick off our customers’

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NYC grocers gripe over fruit vendors so close to their stores: ‘Pick off our customers’

City grocery-store owners are blasting Big Apple officials for allowing licensed fruit and vegetable vendors on the same block as their shops — in some cases fewer than 30 feet away — eating into their profits. In Forest Hills, Queens, a fruit and vegetable stand is located just 25 feet from a Key Food supermarket … Read more