Can you say “Massive Lawsuit”?
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Officials at the food plant in Blakely, Ga., responsible for the nationwide salmonella outbreak, knowingly shipped contaminated peanut butter and did not do anything to correct the mold growing on their walls and ceilings, Agence France-Presse reported.
The outbreak, which took place between Sept. 1 and Jan. 9, infected more than 500 people in 43 states, and one person in Canada, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
The CDC, along with the Food and Drug Administration, is conducting an investigation.
The recent salmonella outbreak may have contributed to eight deaths, according to the CDC.
According to the FDA, people became sick or died after consuming food products containing peanut butter produced at the Peanut Corporation of America.
“PCA distributed potentially contaminated product to more than 70 consignee firms, for use as an ingredient in hundreds of different products, such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream,” the FDA said on its Web site.
A report by the FDA released Wednesday revealed 12 instances between June 2007 and September 2008 where the plant’s testing discovered its products were contaminated by salmonella. However, the company still shipped the product.
What is this world coming to? Is the “bottom line” so all exclusive that Executives are now willing to put peoples lives at harm? Maybe China has the right idea by instituting the death penalty for Executives that harbor dangerous plans and willfully carry them out by executing them.
There would be more oversight and ‘playing by the rules’ if they company executives were actually held accountable, with their own lives.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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