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Body of nursing student found on a University of Georgia campus
Athens, Ga. — A woman was found dead Thursday in a wooded area on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she hadn’t returned from a morning run, authorities said.
The woman was a nursing student at the Athens campus of Augusta University, according to that school’s president, Dr. Brooks Keel.
Her name hasn’t been released.
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Both schools cited police when saying in letters to their communities that foul play was suspected in the woman’s death.
At a Thursday night news conference, University of Georgia Police Chief Jeff Clark didn’t provide details on how she died, citing the ongoing investigation. He said his department, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, were conducting it.
Clark noted that there hasn’t been a homicide on campus in the last 20 years. “We’re not going to leave any rock unturned in this investigation,” he said.
When asked it there was a threat to the public, he said there was no apparent immediate danger but, “When you have a suspect on the loose, there’s always a danger.”
The University of Georgia urged students to travel in groups.
Both schools cancelled Friday classes.
Clark also asked the University of Georgia community to avoid the school’s Intramural Fields where, he said, the woman was found unconscious, not breathing and with visible injuries.
Officers searching the area found the woman’s body in an area behind Lake Herrick. That area is across a busy road from a large dorm and dining hall complex on what’s commonly called “East Campus.” Most of the students in those dorms are freshmen.
A friend had called University of Georgia police concerned about the woman’s well-being after she failed to return from a morning run at the fields, the University of Georgia said.
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A food company known for popular grocery store condiments has recalled a package of tortilla strips that may be contaminated with wheat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The product is meant to be gluten-free.
Sugar Foods, a manufacturing and distribution corporation focused mainly on various toppings, artificial sweeteners and snacks, issued the recall for the “Santa Fe Style” version of tortilla strips sold by the brand Fresh Gourmet.
“People who have a wheat allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product,” said Sugar Foods in an announcement posted by the FDA.
Packages of these tortilla strips with an expiration date as late as June 20, 2025, could contain undeclared wheat, meaning the allergen is not listed as an ingredient on the label. The Fresh Gourmet product is marketed as gluten-free.
Sugar Foods said a customer informed the company on Nov. 19 that packages of the tortilla strips actually contained crispy onions, another Fresh Gourmet product normally sold in a similar container. The brand’s crispy onion product does contain wheat, and that allergen is noted on the label.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
No illnesses tied to the packaging mistake have been reported, according to the announcement from Sugar Foods. However, the company is still recalling the tortilla strips as a precaution. The contamination issue may have affected products distributed between Sept. 30 and Nov. 11 in 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
Sugar Foods has advised anyone with questions about the recall to contact the company’s consumer care department by email or phone.
CBS News reached out to Sugar Foods for more information but did not receive an immediate reply.
This is the latest in a series of food product recalls affected because of contamination issues, although the others involved harmful bacteria. Some recent, high-profile incidents include an E. coli outbreak from organic carrots that killed at least one person in California, and a listeria outbreak that left an infant dead in California and nine people hospitalized across four different states, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The E. coli outbreak is linked to multiple different food brands while the listeria outbreak stemmed from a line of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold by Yu-Shang Foods.
