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On the recordMay 8, 2003
I understand that your agency has worked to improve the safety of food in schools, but when our schoolchildren are being sent to the hospital after eating the food that we provide, inspect, and regulate then obviously more needs to be done.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
May 8, 2003

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Durbin emphasizes the need for improved food safety in schools after illness incidents.

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