WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials say the government has
opened a criminal investigation into the salmonella outbreak.
Stephen Sundlof, head of the Food and Drug Administration's food
safety center, said Friday the Justice Department will investigate
possible criminal violations by the Blakely, Ga., peanut processing
plant that shipped tainted products to dozens of other food
companies.
More than 500 people have been sickened as a result of the
outbreak, and at least eight may have died because of salmonella
infections. More than 430 products have been recalled.
The company shipped products that initially tested positive for
salmonella after retesting and getting a negative result. The FDA's
investigations branch will assist in the probe.
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Tainted Peanut Butter Turns Criminal
Federal officials say the government has opened a criminal investigation into the salmonella outbreak.
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Published: January 30, 2009
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