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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
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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
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)
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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
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
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
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
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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