Showing posts with label pennsylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pennsylvania. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

New Pa. Food Safety Law In Effect In Early 2011

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HARRISBURG (CBS) - Nicole Bucher, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Agriculture Department, says the primary provisions of the new law signed by Governor Rendell last month standardize and strengthen food safety inspections at restaurants and retail food facilities across the state. read more

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Deer Hunters In Pennsylvania Donate Venison


Deer hunters in Pennsylvania will shoot about 300,000 deer during the two-week hunting season that began on November 29. Some of their haul will be given to Hunters Sharing the Harvest, a program run by the state’s agriculture department. And about 100,000 pounds will donate to help meet the surging demand from the state’s food banks, which redistribute the venison to more than 4,000 local food-assistance organizations that help people unable to feed themselves because of the economic downturn. read more

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