A federal agency says a property once owned by Beatrice Foods Co. is highly contaminated, and lawyers for families seeking redress for six cancer deaths say the report could help them reopen a lawsuit against the food giant.

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The Environmental Protection Agency report, released Tuesday, says the former Beatrice property contains the most contaminated soil of any site near two wells in suburban Woburn. Eight families claim polluted water from the wells caused the deaths.

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