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More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon and other meats recalled nationwide

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon, deli meat, bratwursts and more have been recalled nationwide.
The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon and other meats recalled nationwide". WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation frames it as "Nearly 1.6M pounds of meat, poultry products recalled nationwide: FSIS".
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 19, 1:40 PM

More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon and other meats recalled nationwide

More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon, deli meat, bratwursts and more have been recalled nationwide.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Oct 19, 3:31 PM

More than 1.5M pounds of meat and poultry recalled due to 'possible temperature abuse'

Kayem Foods Inc. has recalled more than 1.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Here's what consumers should look for.

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News Channel 4 (KFOR.com)News report · Oct 19, 2:38 PM

Massive recall on hot dogs, bacon, deli meat and more: USDA

More than 1.5 million pounds of meat products have been recalled.

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Oct 19, 1:46 PM

Nearly 1.6M pounds of meat, poultry products recalled nationwide: FSIS

The recall was initiated after a customer complained that a product was warm upon delivery on Oct. 1, according to FSIS.

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Oct 19, 1:40 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 19, 1:46 PM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Oct 19, 2:38 PM: News Channel 4 (KFOR.com) joined the source map.

Oct 19, 2:40 PM: WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 25 sources · 1 bucket.