Beef Safety Scores
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Negative news
Positive news
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Year
Pork Safety Scores
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— Negative news
— Positive news
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Year
Poultry Safety Scores
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— Negative news
— Positive news
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Year
Figure 1: U.S. quarterly meat safety indices
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