Georgia Peanut Plant Owners Accused of Knowingly Shipping Salmonella Products
A Georgia peanut plant linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak cut corners and sent fake lab results to customers, endangering consumers nationwide, federal prosecutors said last Friday as they opened a...
View ArticleConAgra to Settle Georgia Peanut Butter Salmonella Charges for $11.2M
ConAgra Foods agreed to pay $11.2 million, a sum that includes the highest criminal fine ever in a U.S. food safety case, to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter...
View ArticleProsecutors Want Life Sentence in Georgia Peanut Exec Salmonella Case
Federal court officers have recommended a sentence of life in prison for a peanut company executive convicted of selling salmonella-tainted food, a move that attorneys on both sides called...
View ArticleFormer Georgia Peanut Managers Get Prison Time for Salmonella Outbreak
Two former managers of a Georgia peanut plant were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a deadly salmonella outbreak, though the men received far less time behind bars than the ex-boss they...
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