Deadly salmonella probe spots testing disclosure gaps
Federal investigation reveals food makers rarely report internal contamination tests. Peanut Corp of America records show 12 positive salmonella tests at its Blakely Georgia plant from 2007 2008, with no regulator alerts. Officials push laws requiring early disclosure to curb outbreaks. The FDA has used Bioterrorism Act authority to obtain internal results for outbreak inquiries.
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Wisman freed 23 years after wrongful conviction
Milwaukee man Robert Lee Stinson, 44, released after 23 years in prison for a 1984 murder. A judge vacated the 1985 first degree murder conviction citing bite mark and DNA evidence that did not match the crime scene. Wisconsin Innocence Project helped secure his release and neighbors embraced him at the correctional facility.
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