Maryann Carpenter

Coastal Farms

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Owner of a small family farm, Coastal Farms, in Santa Paula, California

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German health officials said today that the deadliest E. coli outbreak in recorded history did not start with vegetable sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany after all.

E. Coli and Antibiotics

German health officials said today that the deadliest E. coli outbreak in recorded history did not start with vegetable sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany after all.

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