
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, November 20, 1993                   TAG: 9311200178
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

TURKEYS TERMED SAFE, BUT TEST RESULTS DELAYED

The results of the government's surprise inspections of turkey plants will not be announced until mid-December, long after the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone.

But the Agriculture Department said Friday it has no reason to believe Thanksgiving meals will be unsafe. The department said it needs about a month to analyze 2,000 pages of data. - Associated Press

by CNB