Food Illness

Peanut Butter Injuries

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Ed Wallis | Category: Food Illness

The New York Times has reported that the Peanut Corporation of America, a Georgia-based peanut butter producer linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak, has been repeatedly cited for violating sanitation and cleanliness standards. According to reports from 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Peanut Corporation of America-owned plant failed to properly sanitize food-contact surfaces and failed [...]



Peanut Butter Recall Broadens

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Ed Wallis | Category: Food Illness

The peanut producer linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella contamination on Wednesday expanded its recall to all products made since the beginning of 2007, the New York Times reports. The Peanut Corporation of America has already recalled more than 400 products following eight deaths and more than 500 salmonella-related illnesses. On Tuesday, federal health [...]