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ive more people have been added to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections linked to peanut butter manufactured by Sunland, Inc., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. In total, there are 35 reported illnesses in 19 states now linked to the outbreak, which has sparked
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PCA Owner Hires Criminal Defense Attorney
The most positive sign yet that the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA’s) Stewart Parnell may yet face federal prosecution has been spotted in Virginia.
Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr., who for 30 years was a federal prosecutor in western Virginia, has appeared on local television speaking for his new client–Stewart Parnell
USDA Releases Study on Peanut Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report on the economic impacts of the nationwide Salmonella outbreak traced to peanuts and peanut products produced by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) this week.
Between January and April 2009, public health officials nationwide investigated the PCA Salmonella
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Questions Linger in PCA Salmonella Case
Stewart Parnell’s testimony in front of the Congressional Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence in February 2009 had many industry insiders and legislators gearing up for what they believed could be the most high-profile tainted food prosecution of all time.
Instead, criminal investigations into Peanut Corporation of American (PCA) and its
Victims Call for Prosecution of PCA Exec
It has been over a year since the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) sickened hundreds and killed 9 with Salmonella-tainted peanuts. Many victims and their families are growing antsy. Millions of dollars have been awarded in civil suits, but those affected will not settle until the people responsible are criminally
One Year Later, Still no Charges for PCA
The first anniversary since people started getting sick with Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut products was marked by a national news service trying to find out what happened to the expected criminal prosecution of the now bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and its officers.
But that report did not yield
Cleanup of PCA-Related Recalls Continues
Cleaning up the recalls of products that were made with either peanut butter or peanut paste continues to be a major effort at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Almost 3,900 such products were recalled after Salmonella was discovered in late 2008 in peanut products made at the Blakely,
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$12 Million in Insurance for PCA Victims
$12 Million Insurance Policy to Fund Partial Settlement for Salmonella Victims
U.S. bankruptcy judge William E. Anderson said today he will sign an order establishing a $12 million fund to pay claims from people sickened by Salmonella poisoning connected to Lynchburg-based Peanut Corporation of America.
The action sets the framework