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After spinach scare, FDA calls for hand washing

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The Food and Drug Administration has published guidelines that suggest employees of fresh-cut fruit and vegetable processors wash their hands to help stop the spread of contamination.
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The voluntary guidelines, posted on the FDA website, took effect yesterday and include admonitions on hygiene and produce tracking. The FDA said the advice, proposed in March, "complements FDA's current good manufacturing practice requirements for foods."

Consumer groups, lawmakers, and growers have urged the FDA to impose rules and step up inspections.

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