Some people are putting together "relief bags" of food and other items to distribute to those in shelters, while others were bringing canned goods, Lim said.

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Should the NRDC succeed in its efforts, Americans who consume thousands of different canned food products every day could be at greater risk for exposure to Salmonella, Staphylococcus, botulism and other deadly food-borne contaminants.

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