Consumer Group Sues USDA Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella In Meat

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Consumer Group Sues USDA Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella In Meat

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-group-sues-usda-over-drug-resistant-salmonella-210242962.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bMXb5ZimnGc4koSunLnbJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-28T210242Z_1_LYNXMPEA4R0VO_RTROPTP_2_WALMART.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Customers shop for meat at Wal-Mart in Rogers" align="left" title="Customers shop for meat at Wal-Mart in Rogers" border="0" /></a>A consumer group on Wednesday accused the U.S. Department of Agriculture of putting the public's health at risk by allowing meat with antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella to be sold to consumers, according to a lawsuit filed against the agency. The allegation came in a complaint filed by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which is seeking to force the federal agency to address its demand that particularly virulent strains of salmonella be treated as food adulterants, so that tainted meat can be pulled from grocery shelves. The complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia marks the latest salvo by CSPI in a three-year-long battle to get the agency change its rules over four drug-resistant strains of salmonella. USDA officials declined to comment on the court filing Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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