Thursday, March 7, 2013

Salmonella in Peanut Butter

Back in 2009, the Peanut Corporation of America issued a recall of its products made the last six months before January of 2009 as they have reportedly been linked to 5 deaths and over 400 illnesses from salmonella poisoning found in their products. Following that time, the recall was extended from 2007 linking their products to cause illnesses and deaths in nearly 43 states in over 400 of their consumer products from crackers to peanut butter to Jenny Craig nutritional bars.
The source of this contamination was their factory in Blakely, GA, which is one of the largest food makers in the nation. According to the FDA inspection in January 2009, rust had been found in their warehouse gaps that were large enough for rodents to enter the plant. In conclusion, the plant had failed to separate raw and finished products which means that they were not allowed to distribute these products in the first place causing the factory to close. Following the incident, the FDA launched a criminal investigation on the factory.

Published by: Ramona Petrova

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/food_safety/peanut_butter_recall_2009/index.html

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