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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Food banks hungry for help after mass recall from salmonella outbreak. |
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By Karen Kasler - February 16, 2009 |
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The salmonella outbreak linked to peanuts has been devastating for Ohio's food banks. Thousands of pounds of food has been thrown out, and Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt at the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks describes it as "catastrophic".
And Hamlar-Fugitt says with the state's economic situation and three rounds of budget cuts last year, this outbreak couldn't come at a worse time.
Hamlar-Fugitt says it's impossible to put a dollar figure on the cost of the outbreak right now, but says that buying replacement food might cost millions. The outbreak has led to one of largest recalls in history with more than 1,800 products pulled. Health officials say two Ohio deaths have been linked to the outbreak. |
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Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt (:19) 
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Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt (:17)
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