Peanut Corp. of America knowingly shipped salmonella-laced products

[Frosty]

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20090207/Salmonella.Outbreak/

Federal investigators on Friday said the Lynchburg, Va.-based company knowingly shipped salmonella-laced products from its Blakely, Ga., plant after tests showed the products were contaminated. Federal law forbids producing or shipping foods under conditions that could make it harmful to consumers' health. . .The company has denied any wrongdoing, but said it is investigating.

Before the scandal, Peanut Corp. was a little-known but ambitious company that began in the 1970s as a family catering operation.

Until this far reaching peanut recall, most every one had never heard of PCA. But this recall has expanded much like the pet foods recall of 2007 when one small company that no one had heard of got caught trying to do things on the 'cheap' without regards to health issues.  Only this time it is the human food chain that is affected instead of our beloved pets food.

Here are 3 sites to get updated information from as this  peanut butter recall  keeps expanding to more affected products:


American Peanut Council - List of Brands NOT Affected by FDA Recall
http://www.peanutsusa.com/USA/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.page&pid=262

These are the FDA sites
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html

[Perseus]

Only this time it is the human food chain that is affected instead of our beloved pets food.

Frosty, there are pet food recalls because of the peanut "paste" contamination recall.  Several makers of dog treats use the peanut paste in their ingredients.  It's best to read the labels of the dog treats to see if any peanut butter or flavors are ingredients.  I'll dig up the recall notices on the recalled dog treats and post later.

[Frosty]

Only this time it is the human food chain that is affected instead of our beloved pets food.

Frosty, there are pet food recalls because of the peanut "paste" contamination recall.  Several makers of dog treats use the peanut paste in their ingredients.  It's best to read the labels of the dog treats to see if any peanut butter or flavors are ingredients.  I'll dig up the recall notices on the recalled dog treats and post later.

The quote above about pet foods was in relation to the 2007 Menu Foods debacle. The point I was trying to make is that THIS recall is getting the attention of government officials because it is mainly human food this time around and not just pet food.

The FDA links that I posted above do list the many pet foods that are also recalled because of the peanut paste that they contain.

[kaffe]

This is very very disturbing information - that a company continued to ship out, sell and ditribute a product that tests show was contaminated with salmonella and then "doctor" a report later as the second test (which they did not wait for) presumably confirmed the contamination. 

The news item also said that lawmakers were scheduled to meet to devise more stringent laws about this sort of thing. 

[Frosty]

This is very very disturbing information - that a company continued to ship out, sell and ditribute a product that tests show was contaminated with salmonella and then "doctor" a report later as the second test (which they did not wait for) presumably confirmed the contamination. 

The news item also said that lawmakers were scheduled to meet to devise more stringent laws about this sort of thing. 

A news broadcast that I heard indicated that criminal charges may be even brought against PCA for doing this.

[kaffe]

Yes - I think - no, Hope so!  In the news clip that you suplied Frosty, there is a photo of the front of PCA with a sherrif's car parked in front of it... someone's going to be arrested, ah?

[GreyGhost]

I just replied to the bankruptcy thread also. I also read in the paper they knew of the problem. My paper said they had suspected for 2 years now.