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US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods hits 10 persons

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At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods | CNN At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said. CNN
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U.S. food banks struggling because of federal budget cuts and increasing food prices

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Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand - KFF Health News Food banks nationwide are being pinched by record demand, high food prices, and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal budget cuts. As the economy plods onto shaky ground, food bank leaders hope Congress patches the holes by passing a new farm bill. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Malnutrition treatments suspended in Ethopia because of funding shortages--WFP

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Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid. Emma Farge Reuters

 

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U.S. Medicaid cuts its programs to improve housing and nutrition

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Trump to end federal funding of certain non-medical services in Medicaid The services are often aimed at improving housing and nutrition for people in the Medicaid program. John Wilkerson STAT

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U.S.Agriculture Dept is cutting funds to support food banks for the needy

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U.S. Agriculture Dept cuts support for food banks

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Bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months--study

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H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows | CNN Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell University that was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration. Brenda Goodman CNN

 

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Many international relief organizations are cutting staffs because of Trump administration's foreign aid suspensions

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International Rescue Committee Cutting Thousands Of Staff After US Aid Freeze - Health Policy Watch (The New Humanitarian) The International Rescue Committee, one of the oldest humanitarian aid organizations in the United States, is cutting thousands of Health Policy Watch
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Trump administration's halt in AID program impacts efforts to counter world hunger

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Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger About 500,000 metric tons of food worth $340 million is in limbo. Jaimi Dowdell,Lena Masri,Giulia Paravicini,Ryan Mcneill,Nafisa Eltahir Reuters
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    U.N. says Global hunger crisis is increasing because major nations are skimping on aid

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    Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

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    Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

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    Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

    Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...
     
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