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Study: Half of supermarket meat may have staph bug

ATLANTA -- A new report estimates that half the meat and poultry sold in the supermarket may be tainted with the staph germ.

The new estimate is based on just 136 samples of beef, chicken, pork and turkey purchased from grocery stores in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Flagstaff, Ariz. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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