Peanut Corp of America Files for Bankruptcy

[kaffe]

http://www.reuters.com/article/managementIssues/idUSN1354457720090213

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Peanut Corp of America sought bankruptcy protection on Friday after product recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak....


... great way to escape liability, ha?  NOT!!! 

[GreyGhost]

I read in my local newspaper that they suspected a problem 2 years ago and did nothing. I wonder how long they have really been keeping things under wraps. I think they did know something. That is sickening beyond belief.

[Sharon L.]

PCA actions are despicable, but aren't the federal/state watchdogs in place to keep the actions of a few despicable companies from sickening its citizens? Oh, right ... we've been here before.

Excerpt from LA Times article

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The state of Georgia inspects the plant under contract with the FDA. But "there is no requirement that a firm inform FDA of a positive internal testing of their finished products," Rogers said.

Peanut Plant Had History of Health Lapses
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27peanuts.html

(Past) Violations cited in Georgia peanut butter factory
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-peanut28-2009jan28,0,4632530.story