An estimated 48 million people … one out of six Americans … are stricken each year by food-borne illnesses.  Of these … 3,000 die…according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   Hawai’i lawmakers have been trying to pass Food Safety legislation in Hawai’i for the last two years but have been unsuccessful.  The topic was discussed again yesterday at a House Agriculture Committee meeting.   HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

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