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Maine Firm Recalls Ground and Tenderized Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination  (4/12/2012)
Town and Country Foods Inc., a Greene, Maine establishment, is recalling approximately 2,057 pounds of ground and tenderized beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. More

2010-2011 Public Health Division Annual Report Now Available  (1/12/2012)
The 2010-2011 Public Health Division Annual Report is now available online. More

Northern New England Poison Center webinar on bath salts available for viewing  (9/2/2011)
The Northern New England Poison Center is offering recorded webinar presentations regarding the new synthetic drugs known as "bath salts." More

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