2009 Peanut Corporation of America recall

Food recall May 2024 In late 2008 and early 2009, nine people died and at least 714 people fell ill due to food poisoning from eating products containing contaminated peanuts supplied by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/update.html Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Peanut Butter, 2008-2009 www.cdc.gov July 8, 2017 July 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731024936/https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/update.html live The real numbers were believed to be much higher, since for every reported case of salmonellosis, on average, another 30 or so cases went unreported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).CDC 2023-06-05 Salmonella and Food https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/salmonella-food.html May 2, 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20240507191740/https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/salmonella-food.html live A combination of epidemiological analysis and laboratory testing by state officials in Minnesota and Connecticut, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the CDC confirmed that the sources of the outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella typhimurium were peanut butter, peanut paste, and peanut meal produced by the PCA at its Blakely, Georgia, processing plant. Solomon, Steven M. March 11, 2009 PCA Investigation Recalling FDA-regulated Products, Statement of Steven M. Solomon, D.V.M., M.P.H., Assistant Commissioner for Compliance Policy, to the Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare, Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC, USA U.S. Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/testimony/ucm152511.htm December 11, 2015 On February 7, 2009, Oregon officials confirmed the first case of salmonellosis in a dog that had eaten biscuits contaminated with the PCA-produced peanut products.First animal injured in Salmonella outbreak https://web.archive.org/web/20090427031307/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-06-salmonella-animal_N.htm 2009-04-27 , USA Today, February 7, 2009 In January 2009, the company issued a statement categorically denying the allegations;FDA: Peanut plant knew product was tainted with Salmonella, CNN, January 28, 2009Company lied to FDA about tainted peanut butter, agency says https://web.archive.org/web/20090228122030/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-peanut-fda7-2009feb07,0,6413500.story 2009-02-28 , Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2009 in that same month, it shut down production and laid off 50 employees at the Blakely plant.Alan Jay Zaremba Crisis Communication https://books.google.com/books?id=iaVL4gSwT2kC&pg=PA18 May 18, 2015 M.E. Sharpe 978-0-7656-2831-2 18–Georgia peanut region concerned about Salmonella outbreak's long-term impact https://web.archive.org/web/20090412055106/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-peanut-slumpfeb05,0,482156.story 2009-04-12 , Chicago Tribune, February 5, 2009Salmonella-tainted peanut products spark public fury https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062936/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/02/01/peanut_0201.html 2011-06-29 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 1, 2009 In September 2015, the company owner and his brother received prison sentences along with other executives. Background Aflatoxin suits a more full account and citations, regarding this major regulatory and legal issue, in the period of Hugh Parnell's leadership no December 2015 PCA was sued in 1990 by the American Candy Company after the FDA discovered that PCA's peanut butter exceeded the FDA tolerance level for aflatoxin, a mold-derived toxin.Chapman, Dan Newkirk, Margaret amp Blakely Plant Part of Firm with Humble Start http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2009/02/08/peanutcorp0208.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090211114753/https://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2009/02/08/peanutcorp0208.html February 11, 2009 dead The Atlanta Journal-Constitution February 8, 2009 April 11, 2009 American Candy had turned the peanut butter into 8,000 cases of "kisses" for Wal-Mart. Another lawsuit was brought by Zachary Confections Inc. of Frankfort, Indiana, in 1991, after a 40,020-pound shipment of nuts from PCA was also found to have an unacceptably high level of aflatoxin. Nestlé inspection In January 2006, Nestlé completed an onsite audit of PCA's Plainview, Texas plant, and gave it a "Does Not Meet Standards" score on nearly all 40 inspection areas. Kenneth Kendrick, who had worked as an assistant plant manager for several months in 2006 at the Plainview plant left, because according to him, he "knew it was a train wreck and something unethical and bad was about to happen". In 2009, he was interviewed by The New York Times and ABC News, where he detailed the unsanitary conditions at the plant. Because of his whistleblowing, the plant was investigated by federal and state officials as another source of the outbreak, and was found to be shipping peanut products between PCA facilities in different states, which contradicted what Parnell had previously told authorities investigating the outbreak.http://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/blowing-the-whistle-on-wrongdoings/?singlepage=1 Blowing the Whistle on Wrongdoings - Food Quality & Safety foodqualityandsafety.com July 8, 2017 July 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180707090817/https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/blowing-the-whistle-on-wrongdoings/?singlepage=1 liveDetwiler Darin Praise for an Unlikely Whistleblower https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/09/praise-for-an-unlikely-whistleblower/ Food Safety News 25 September 2015 23 August 2024 7 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240707132546/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/09/praise-for-an-unlikely-whistleblower/ live FDA oversight before 2008 thorough coverage of reporting on oversight prior top the Salmonella event no December 2015 In 2001, FDA inspectors also found that products from the Blakely plant were potentially exposed to insecticides, according to a report obtained by the Associated Press.Insecticide found in peanut plant during 2001 tourJune 2024 medicmedic, Associated Press, February 6, 2009 According to Virginia state inspection records, the PCA blanching operations in Suffolk, Virginia, had some of the same food safety problems that would be found in the company's Georgia plant (see below). Inspection in 2008 found mold on "totes" holding peanuts, counted 43 mouse droppings on the floor, and saw a live bird walking and flying inside the warehouse.Reports show safety problems at Suffolk peanut processorMarch 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes , News & Advance, February 11, 2009Peanut blanching plant in Virginia had Salmonella risks https://web.archive.org/web/20110823025520/http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2009-02-09-peanut-plant-risk_N.htm 2011-08-23 , CNN, February 9, 2009 Recall This contamination event triggered the most extensive food recallhttps://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Responding_Food_Recall_FNS_Final_May_30_2014.pdf Food Recall 2014 www.fns.usda.gov July 14, 2019 April 30, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170430112112/https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Responding_Food_Recall_FNS_Final_May_30_2014.pdf deadhttps://www.nfsmi.org/ NFSMI.ORG NFSMI.ORG 2024-05-02 2024-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20240506021450/https://www.nfsmi.org/ live ever in U.S. history. As of April 22, 2009, it involved at least 361 companies and 3,913 different products manufactured using PCA ingredients.Peanut Butter and other Peanut Containing Products Recall List (Current Update) https://web.archive.org/web/20220409012858/https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm 2022-04-09 , Food and Drug Administration The recall included everything produced at the Blakely plant since January 1, 2007,Peanut Corp. recalls all products back to 2007, MSNBC, January 28, 2009Peanut product recalls spread fast, USA Today, February 1, 2009Peanut Product Recall Widened After Site Visit to Georgia Plant, MedPage Today, January 28, 2009Mold and Roaches Found in Peanut Butter Plant Linked to Salmonella https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151340/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-HEB-5226 2024-08-23 , The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009 as well as everything ever produced at the Plainview, Texas, plant.Texas health department takes over peanut recall https://web.archive.org/web/20230412215232/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/20/texas.peanut.recall/ 2023-04-12 , CNN, February 20, 2009 Products supplied for some school lunches were pulled, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) even recalled emergency meals sent after a massive ice storm.Schools, disaster victims may have gotten tainted peanut butter https://web.archive.org/web/20090316071045/http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-salmonella-fema6-2009feb06,0,1907573.story 2009-03-16 , Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2009 (Since the storm left many without power, the United States Postal Service went door-to-door in Kentucky to warn residents and hand out 600,000 flyers from FEMA.Postal Workers Warn Kentuckians Of Peanut Recall https://web.archive.org/web/20090213101120/http://tristatehomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=54891 2009-02-13 , WTVW, IN, February 9, 2009) Food banks nationwide had to discard thousands of pounds of food in time of high demand from millions of U.S. families in need.Food banks toss out food linked to peanut recall https://web.archive.org/web/20090219001843/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-peanutrecalls-foo,0,4184198.story 2009-02-19 , Associated Press, February 15, 2009https://www.faegrebd.com/sarah-brew Peanut Corporation of America: A Case Study Grocery Manufacturers Association, Food Claims and Litigation Conference Sarah L. Brew 2011 www.faegrebd.com July 8, 2017 February 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170206200325/http://www.faegrebd.com/sarah-brew deadhttp://www.schnader.com/files/Event/eee255b1-60df-4b25-b1ed-642d913f96e7/Presentation/EventAttachment/5b8fcadd-f514-4084-9472-6771c2a15ce7/DRI%20Product%20Liability%20Conference%20-%204-2011.pdf Peanut Corporation of America: A Case Study Cynthia P. Arends, Nilan Johnson Lewis, Minneapolis, Minnesota schnader.com July 8, 2017 June 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160619110536/http://www.schnader.com/files/Event/eee255b1-60df-4b25-b1ed-642d913f96e7/Presentation/EventAttachment/5b8fcadd-f514-4084-9472-6771c2a15ce7/DRI%20Product%20Liability%20Conference%20-%204-2011.pdf livehttp://www.gmaonline.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/FoodClaimsLitigation2011,1 Peanut Corporation of America: A Case Study Grocery Manufacturers Association, Food Claims and Litigation Conference Sarah L. Brew 2011 www.gmaonline.org July 8, 2017 July 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170712000247/http://www.gmaonline.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/FoodClaimsLitigation2011,1 usurped The recall did not involve major-brand peanut butters, since PCA primarily served only low-budget and institutional providers, but many consumers reacted by avoiding peanut products altogether, driving down the sales of all brands of peanut butter by nearly 25%.Sales Drop 25% as Parents Shun Peanut Butter https://web.archive.org/web/20240326015113/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/07peanut.html?hp 2024-03-26 , The New York Times, February 6, 2009Survey: peanut recall known but misunderstood, Associated Press, February 13, 2009 This caused great harm to the industry and farmers, already suffering from low prices due to the 2008 bumper crop and the deepening economic crisis.Georgia’s peanut farmers in their ‘darkest year’ https://web.archive.org/web/20120801114129/http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2009/02/08/georgia_peanut_industry.html 2012-08-01 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2009State’s farmers take early blow https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063916/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/02/08/peanutbiz0208.html 2011-06-29 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 8, 2009Nation's peanut growers reeling from outbreak, Associated Press, February 16, 2009 Losses to the U.S. peanut industry because of this outbreak were estimated to be $1 billion.Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20230409234119/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52A4AT20090311 2023-04-09 Recall costs peanut industry $1 billion, Reuters, March 1outbreak strain of Salmonella.http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-life-sentence-for-salmonella A Life Sentence for Salmonella? The New Yorker July 8, 2017 September 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906055509/http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-life-sentence-for-salmonella live 2009 investigations Georgia Journalistic Following initial reporting of the contamination's source, reporters and investigators began taking a careful look at the sites run by PCA. The Washington Post reported on February 14, 2009, the view of David Brooks, a buyer for a snack company that had visited PCA facilities in the mid-1980s (when PCA was under Hugh Parnell's control), that "everybody in the peanut industry" in the states involved (Georgia, Virginia, and Texas) knew of the serious sanitation issues associated with PCA; Brooks went on to state that PCA was "a time bomb waiting to go off".Lyndsey Layton Nick Miroff The Rise And Fall of A Peanut Empire https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/14/AR2009021401758.html?hpid=topnews The Washington Post February 15, 2009 April 11, 2009 February 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110204165526/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/14/AR2009021401758.html?hpid=topnews live Former employees interviewed by the Chicago Tribune stated that conditions in the plant were "filthy and nasty", and that they would never eat the peanut butter or allow their children to eat it. One employee remembered seeing a family of baby mice in a tote of peanuts, and others recalled having to step over standing water inside the building after heavy rain.Inside 'nasty' nut processor - Ex-employees say rodents, roaches and mold commonplace https://web.archive.org/web/20120505121308/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-peanut-newfeb04,0,1819241.story 2012-05-05 , Chicago Tribune, February 3, 2009 Another former employee told CBS News that he saw a rat dry-roasting in a peanut area.Worker: I Saw Rat Roasting In Peanut Plant, CBS News, February 3, 2009 Another told ABC News that workers had no idea the company had positive Salmonella tests because "that information is not for the average employee to see".Lawmakers Examine Peanut Recall https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151219/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6848906&page=1 2024-08-23 , ABC News, February 11, 2009 Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors reported, following a two-week inspection of the Blakely, Georgia, plant in January 2009, that the company had information that its peanut-butter products were tainted with Salmonella, but shipped them anyway after "retesting" them. This occurred at least 12 times in 2007 and 2008.Federal Inspectional Report https://web.archive.org/web/20111005145455/http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/ORA/ORAElectronicReadingRoom/ucm109818.htm 2011-10-05 , Form 483 issued by Food and Drug Administration, January 28, 2009, and amendmentGov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall, Associated Press, January 30, 2009FDA: Peanut Plant Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Products, Fox News, January 29, 2009FDA: Peanut processor found Salmonella, shipped anyway https://web.archive.org/web/20110821124848/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-27-peanut-salmonella_N.htm 2011-08-21 , USA Today, January 27, 2009Peanut Company Knew Its Plant Was Contaminated With Salmonella https://web.archive.org/web/20090506031758/http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2009/01/28/peanut-company-knew-its-plant-was-contaminated-with-salmonella.html 2009-05-06 , U.S. News & World Report, January 28, 2009 FDA inspectors also found mold growing on the plant's ceiling and walls, foot-long gaps in its roof, dead insects near peanuts, and holes in the plant big enough for rodents to enter. Inspectors found that the company also did not clean its equipment after finding contamination, and did not properly segregate raw and finished products.Salmonella Was Found at Peanut Plant Before https://web.archive.org/web/20150723181401/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/us/29Peanut.html?ref=dining 2015-07-23 , The New York Times, January 28, 2009FDA report finds multiple problems at peanut plant, Associated Press, January 28, 2009 In 2007, the company shipped chopped peanuts on two occasions even after Salmonella was confirmed by private lab tests.Products shipped even when they failed https://web.archive.org/web/20120204030608/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/07/peanut0207.html 2012-02-04 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 7, 2009 The company had previously refused to divulge production test records until federal officials invoked the food safety provisions of a federal antiterrorism law (the 2002 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act).Lawmakers: Food safety fixes need push from Obama, Associated Press, February 6, 2009 As a result of this refusal and the incident in general, the Georgia State Senate passed a bill requiring peanut product manufacturers to report any contamination within 24 hours, failing which felony charges would result.Georgia Lawmakers Take First Step in Toughening Law https://web.archive.org/web/20090221081408/http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9870681 February 21, 2009 , WRCB-TV, February 19, 2009 On February 6, 2009, the FDA reported that the company shipped tainted products under three conditions: (1) without retesting, (2) before the retest results came back from an outside company, and (3) after a second test showed no bacterial contamination.FDA: Peanut plant knew product was tainted with Salmonella https://web.archive.org/web/20230413234928/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/06/peanut.butter/index.html 2023-04-13 , CNN, February 6, 2009 In all three cases, the initial positive result means that the product should have been destroyed.Obama Faults FDA on Food Safety https://web.archive.org/web/20231121190306/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020202967.html 2023-11-21 , The Washington Post, February 3, 2009 Documents released February 11 by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee showed that the company shipped products to customers even before receiving results of Salmonella tests, and selectively chose laboratories to mask contamination.Peanut Company Sent Products Before Test Results https://web.archive.org/web/20231121103309/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/health/policy/12peanut.html?hp 2023-11-21 , The New York Times, February 11, 2009.Peanut Corp. Ignored Salmonella Findings, Labs Say https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151307/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=33cbea45-6162-11ef-b0d8-9a682f4bd047&url=L2FwcHMvbmV3cz9waWQ9MjA2MDExMDMmc2lkPWFuSGdRTmRjZWg4byZyZWZlcj11cw== 2024-08-23 , Bloomberg, February 11, 2009 Texas The company had operated a plant in Gorman, where the company originally started in 1977.2009-02-15 The rise and fall of a peanut empire https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29208643 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630084118/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29208643 dead June 30, 2022 May 2, 2024 NBC News en David Brooks, the snack food company buyer interviewed by The Washington Post after the Salmonella outbreak, said that he inspected this plant three times on behalf of his company in the mid-1980s to determine whether to buy peanuts from PCA. The plant failed his private inspection each time for what he called "just filthy" conditions, including dusty beams, leaky roofs, and birds flying through the building. The Gorman operations transferred to Plainview when Hale County officials issued $2 million in tax-free revenue bonds to help the company convert a long vacant Jimmy Dean sausage factory into a peanut plant. Jacobson, Sherry March 1, 2009 Plant dodged scrutiny: All in Texas town knew of peanut processor, but state was in dark The Dallas Morning News http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_hidethis=no&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&p_text_label-1=Plant%20dodged%20scrutiny&p_field_label-2=Section&p_bool_label-2=AND&s_dispstring=headline(Plant%20dodged%20scrutiny)%20AND%20date(all)&xcal_numdocs=40&p_perpage=20&p_sort=YMD_date:A&xcal_useweights=no December 11, 2015 Document ID, 126AC150A5D26368 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092514/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_hidethis=no&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&p_text_label-1=Plant%20dodged%20scrutiny&p_field_label-2=Section&p_bool_label-2=AND&s_dispstring=headline(Plant%20dodged%20scrutiny)%20AND%20date(all)&xcal_numdocs=40&p_perpage=20&p_sort=YMD_date:A&xcal_useweights=no live Local officials, including a county health inspector, toured the new plant and approved its opening, although the state said it never knew the plant existed. The plant was located along a major highway, across from a large Wal-Mart distribution center; it had four highly visible signs in the front and a billboard bearing a picture of a peanut. A state inspector who drove by the plant "a few times" on his way to other inspections never stopped because it was not on his list. State officials said the company was solely to blame for failing to obtain the food manufacturer's license when the Plainview plant opened. The company's plant in Plainview opened in March 2005 and employed 30 people, but was never licensed in that state as a food manufacturing facility; the state had not done any inspections until the problems with the Georgia plant became news. The Texas plant blanched, dry- and oil-roasted, and chopped peanuts, then shipped them to food companies across the country.December 2015 The plant had been certified for organic production in November 2005, based on what state officials later called incomplete information obtained by an inspector with the Texas Department of Agriculture.Peanut Corporation of America to Liquidate https://web.archive.org/web/20231121225102/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/business/14peanut.html 2023-11-21 , The New York Times, February 14, 2009 However, the company failed to apply for a Texas health certificate, which would have triggered a visit by state inspectors.All peanuts from Texas plant are recalled https://web.archive.org/web/20090216114136/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6261463.html 2009-02-16 , Houston Chronicle, February 12, 2009 State health officials were not aware the plant existed until the company released a list of its plants around the country.Texas issues emergency recall of Plainview peanut plant's products, The Dallas Morning News, February 13, 2009 The Texas inspection in January 2009 found some unsanitary conditions, such as unclean sections of a peanut-roasting line. It also reported that several internal company laboratory tests dating back to November had found no Salmonella or other contaminants.Plainview peanut plant raises questions https://web.archive.org/web/20090207084616/http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=254624 February 7, 2009 , Connect Amarillo, February 3, 2009 However, on February 10, 2009, company officials announced that the Texas plant had been shut down, after samples taken on February 4 tested positive for Salmonella.Salmonella Fears Shutter Second Peanut Processing Plant https://web.archive.org/web/20180621215849/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/10/AR2009021001933.html 2018-06-21 , The Washington Post, February 10, 2009Texas unit of Georgia peanut company halts operations https://web.archive.org/web/20230412215020/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/10/texas.peanut.butter.company/ 2023-04-12 , CNN, February 10, 2009 Former workers at the Texas plant interviewed by The New York Times said that the facility was "disgusting". It said the plant shared many of the problems found in the plant in Georgia, including a badly leaking roof and rodent infestation.After Tests, Peanut Plant in Texas Is Closed https://web.archive.org/web/20230419144635/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/health/policy/11peanut.html?ref=health 2023-04-19 , The New York Times, February 11, 2009 A former plant manager told Good Morning America that he had repeatedly complained to the company owner, Stewart Parnell, about unsanitary conditions, including "water leaking off a roof and bird feces washing in", but Parnell would not authorise money for necessary repairs.Former Manager Says Peanut Plant Complaints Ignored https://web.archive.org/web/20231201142744/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6888169&page=1 2023-12-01 , ABC News, February 16, 2009 On February 12, 2009, Texan health officials ordered an unprecedented recall of all products ever shipped from the Texas plant since it opened in 2005, after discovering that the plant's air-handling system was drawing in debris from a crawl space containing "dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers" into production areas.Texas recalls all products from Salmonella-infected plant https://web.archive.org/web/20100530115157/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-12-salmonella-recall_N.htm 2010-05-30 , USA Today, February 12, 2009Dead rodents, excrement in peanut processor lead to recall https://web.archive.org/web/20230602133635/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/12/peanut.butter.recall/ 2023-06-02 , CNN, February 12, 2009 State health officials said they issued the sweeping recall because they did not know how long the unsanitary conditions had existed at the plant.Peanut Corp. of America files for bankruptcyJune 2021 medicmedic, Associated Press via The Washington Post, February 13, 2009 Virginia The PCA's peanut blanching operation in Suffolk, Virginia, employed 13 workers and was shut down the day PCA filed for bankruptcy.Peanut Firm Linked to Salmonella Closes Virginia Plant https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095835/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123489441770101553?mod=googlenews_wsj November 20, 2018 , The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2009 Criminal proceedings Georgia investigation Tommy Irvin, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), requested criminal investigation of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) as the organization responsible for inspections contracted by the FDA. GDA and GBI officials had said they would consider pursuing manslaughter charges if federal authorities did not take up the case. On January 30, 2009, federal health officials announced that a criminal investigation had been launched by the U.S. Justice Department for possible prosecution under provisions of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases, Associated Press, January 31, 2009Federal criminal probe targets peanut plant https://web.archive.org/web/20120129091355/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2009/01/31/peanut0131.html 2012-01-29 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31, 2009FDA Investigating Peanut Company Behind Recall https://web.archive.org/web/20181217094253/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003422.html 2018-12-17 , The Washington Post, January 31, 2009 On February 4, Georgia officials said they would not prosecute the company, because the two state laws under consideration (reckless conduct and adulteration of food) were only misdemeanors and would only allow for minor penalties. Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said: "Any potential prosecution is most appropriately handled at the federal level". Federal prosecution On February 9, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it had joined with the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) as part of a criminal investigation of the company.FBI joins investigation of peanut-related illnesses https://web.archive.org/web/20230412215251/http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/09/peanut.salmonella.fbi/ 2023-04-12 , CNN, February 9, 2009 Search warrants were executed on the Blakely plant, as well as PCA's corporate headquarters in Lynchburg.FBI Issues Search Warrants In Peanut Case https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151229/https://www.11alive.com/error/404?storyid=126689&catid=3 2024-08-23 , WXIA-TV, February 9, 2009 Following a raid by its agents, the Federal Agents sealed off the Blakely plant.https://archive.today/20130209220114/http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/fbi_seals_off_blakely_ga_peanut_plant/10832/ FBI Seals Off Blakely, GA Peanut Plant, WJBF-TV, February 10, 2009 On February 21, 2013, four former officials of the company were named in a 75-count indictmenthttps://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/61201322111426350488.pdf Data www.justice.gov July 14, 2019 June 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190620081226/https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/61201322111426350488.pdf live https://www.wired.com/2013/02/prosecution-pca/ "Sh\*t, Just Ship It": Felony Prosecution for Salmonella-Peanut Executives Wired July 8, 2017 McKenna Maryn October 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019214437/https://www.wired.com/2013/02/prosecution-pca/ live on charges related to Salmonella-tainted peanuts and peanut products.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/21/peanut-corporation-salmonella-indictment/1935673/ Peanut execs indicted in salmonella outbreak usatoday.com July 8, 2017 March 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329022010/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/21/peanut-corporation-salmonella-indictment/1935673/ live The former processing plant manager for Peanut Corporation, Samuel Lightsey, reached a plea agreement on May 8, 2014.https://www.parkmanlawfirm.com/media-coverage/federal-indictments-in-peanut-butter-salmonella-outbreak Federal Indictments in Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak parkmanlawfirm.com July 8, 2017 October 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161013090129/http://www.parkmanlawfirm.com/media-coverage/federal-indictments-in-peanut-butter-salmonella-outbreak/ dead Lightsey was then available to the government as a witness at the trial, scheduled to begin in July 2014.http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2014/05/ga-peanut-plant-exec-pleads-guilty-in-deadly.html bizjournals.com Former plant manager reaches plea agreement May 5, 2024 August 23, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151231/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2014/05/ga-peanut-plant-exec-pleads-guilty-in-deadly.html livehttp://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks/american-greed-peanut-corporation-of-america-salmonella-outbreak/ Tonight on American Greed - Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak - Food Poison Journal July 3, 2017 foodpoisonjournal.com July 8, 2017 July 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170703183955/http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks/american-greed-peanut-corporation-of-america-salmonella-outbreak/ livehttps://vimeo.com/39016909 PCA Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Victim: Cliff Tousignant Vimeo March 22, 2012 July 8, 2017 October 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161002143851/https://vimeo.com/39016909 live[self-published]http://www.walb.com/story/26162591/salmonella-outbreak-trial-coverage-from-albany-ga-week-1 Salmonella outbreak trial coverage from Albany, GA - Week 1 WALB News Team walb.com July 31, 2014 July 8, 2017 August 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812230843/http://www.walb.com/story/26162591/salmonella-outbreak-trial-coverage-from-albany-ga-week-1 live Convictions Parnellhttp://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/in--week-peanut-salmonella-case-defense-takes-hour/article_8a8b3f04-390f-11e4-ae4d-001a4bcf6878.html In 5-week peanut salmonella case, defense takes 1 hour Associated Press newsadvance.com September 10, 2014 July 8, 2017 April 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220415214244/https://newsadvance.com/news/local/in--week-peanut-salmonella-case-defense-takes-hour/article_8a8b3f04-390f-11e4-ae4d-001a4bcf6878.html livehttps://www.gentrylocke.com/article/my-journey-below-the-gnat-line-in-united-states-v-stewart-parnell-how-to-pass-the-long-trial-test/ My Journey Below the Gnat Line in United States v. Stewart Parnell: How to Pass the Long Trial Test - Gentry Locke Attorneys Prototype Advertising gentrylocke.com July 8, 2017 January 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109075109/https://www.gentrylocke.com/article/my-journey-below-the-gnat-line-in-united-states-v-stewart-parnell-how-to-pass-the-long-trial-test/ live and his brother were convicted in September 2014 of 71 criminal counts, including conspiracy, fraud and other federal charges. Peanut exec found guilty in deadly salmonella outbreak Basu Moni CNN September 19, 2014 July 29, 2015 https://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/19/us/peanut-butter-salmonella-trial/index.html September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925113902/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/19/us/peanut-butter-salmonella-trial/index.html live In July 2015, Federal prosecutors recommended a sentence of life imprisonment for Stewart Parnell.http://us.cnn.com/2015/09/20/us/peanut-butter-salmonella-trial/index.html Peanut company owner faces life in jail for Salmonella Moni Basu September 20, 2015 us.cnn.com CNN September 20, 2015 Parnell faces life in prison, according to court documents that detailed the sentencing guidelines. His brother and food broker, Michael Parnell, faces 17 years, and a QA manager, Mary Wilkerson, could be behind bars for five years. September 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150922105504/http://us.cnn.com/2015/09/20/us/peanut-butter-salmonella-trial/index.html live Both Daniel Kilgore and Samuel Lightsey (both former plant managers at PCA) pleaded guilty on their related charges and became government witnesses in the case, providing testimony during the 2014 trial, for consideration of limited sentencing.December 2015 Sentencing In July 2015, federal authorities recommended a sentence of life imprisonment for Parnell. He faced a statutory maximum of 804 years in prison. Former peanut plant executive faces life sentence for lethal Salmonella coverup Bever Lindsey The Washington Post July 24, 2015 July 29, 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/24/former-peanut-plant-executive-faces-life-sentence-for-selling-salmonella-tainted-food/ August 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150814222720/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/24/former-peanut-plant-executive-faces-life-sentence-for-selling-salmonella-tainted-food/ live On September 21, 2015, Parnell was sentenced to 28 years in prison, the longest punishment ever handed out to a producer in a U.S. foodborne illness case.https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-peanut-company-officials-sentenced-prison-their-roles-salmonella-tainted-peanut Former Peanut Company Officials Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Product Outbreak www.justice.gov October 2015 July 8, 2017https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/22/peanut-corp-owner-sorry-salmonella-outbreak Peanut Corp owner says 'I'm truly sorry' for salmonella outbreak that killed nine Associated Press September 22, 2015 July 8, 2017 The Guardian August 23, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151316/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/22/peanut-corp-owner-sorry-salmonella-outbreak livehttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-peanut-company-president-receives-largest-criminal-sentence-food-safety-case-two Former Peanut Company President Receives Largest Criminal Sentence in Food Safety Case; Two Others also Sentenced for Their Roles in Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Product Outbreak www.justice.gov September 21, 2015 July 8, 2017 August 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802190223/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-peanut-company-president-receives-largest-criminal-sentence-food-safety-case-two live His brother, Michael Parnell, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and the plant's former quality assurance manager Mary Wilkerson was sentenced to five years.http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/09/wilkerson-remains-in-search-of-pca-exculpatory-documents/ Wilkerson remains in search of PCA 'exculpatory documents' - Food Safety News September 21, 2016 foodsafetynews.com July 8, 2017 August 23, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151330/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/09/wilkerson-remains-in-search-of-pca-exculpatory-documents/ live Ex-peanut company exec gets 28 years in Salmonella outbreak that killed 9 Associated Press September 21, 2015 September 21, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-salmonella-sentence-20150921-story.html September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185639/http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-salmonella-sentence-20150921-story.html live http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/us/salmonella-peanut-exec-sentenced/index.html 28 years for Salmonella: Peanut exec gets groundbreaking sentence Moni Basu September 21, 2015 cnn.com CNN September 21, 2015 A federal judge sentenced Parnell, 61, to 28 years in prison in the toughest penalty ever for a corporate executive in a food poisoning outbreak. His brother and food broker Michael Parnell received a 20-year sentence, and the plant's quality assurance manager, Mary Wilkerson, was given 5 years. September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923022452/http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/us/salmonella-peanut-exec-sentenced/index.html live Charles Dan September 21, 2015 Peanut Exec Gets 28 Years In Prison For Deadly Salmonella Outbreak https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/21/442335132/peanut-exec-gets-28-years-in-prison-for-deadly-salmonella-outbreak NPR September 22, 2015 September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004525/http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/21/442335132/peanut-exec-gets-28-years-in-prison-for-deadly-salmonella-outbreak live On October 1, 2015, Samuel Lightsey was sentenced to three years in prison and Daniel Kilgore was sentenced to six years in prison. Both men had agreed to cooperate with the government in exchange for leniency.https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm465896.htm Criminal Investigations - October 1, 2015: Former Peanut Company Officials Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Product Outbreak Office of Regulatory Affairs www.fda.gov July 8, 2017 June 30, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170630211913/https://www.fda.gov/iceci/criminalinvestigations/ucm465896.htm deadhttp://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/sofs-final-sentencing-for-pca-case/ Final Sentencing for PCA Case www.stopfoodborneillness.org July 8, 2017 July 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721082912/http://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/sofs-final-sentencing-for-pca-case/ deadhttp://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/10/last-two-pca-sentences-are-in-kilgore-gets-6-years-lightsey-gets-3/ Last Two PCA Sentences Are In: Kilgore Gets 6 Years; Lightsey, 3 - Food Safety News October 1, 2015 foodsafetynews.com July 8, 2017 October 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161012133831/http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/10/last-two-pca-sentences-are-in-kilgore-gets-6-years-lightsey-gets-3/ livehttp://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/wilkerson-seeks-release-on-bail-as-lightsey-gains-his-freedom/ Wilkerson seeks release on bail as Lightsey gains his freedom - Food Safety News May 15, 2017 foodsafetynews.com July 8, 2017 June 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170628013555/http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/wilkerson-seeks-release-on-bail-as-lightsey-gains-his-freedom/ live U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands stated during sentencing, "We place faith that no one would intentionally ship products to market that are contaminated ... Consumers are at the mercy of food producers for the safety of the products. These acts [of the convicted PCA executives] were driven by profit and the protection of profit ... thus greed."http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/09/bearing-witness-to-justice-at-the-pca-sentencing/#.VgKDMN9Viko Bearing Witness to Justice at the PCA Sentencing Darin Detwiler September 23, 2015 Food Safety News July 8, 2017 August 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170810215309/http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/09/bearing-witness-to-justice-at-the-pca-sentencing/#.VgKDMN9Viko live Sands told Stewart Parnell that he had "taken risks for years", that they were "eventually discovered and traced back" to his corporation, and that, unfortunately, "thousands of people suffered and nine died" from Parnell's knowing disregard for public health and safety.October 2023 Imprisonments Stewart Parnell is currently imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton, Michael Parnell is imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, Daniel Kilgore served his sentence in the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta until he was released on April 13, 2020, Mary Wilkerson served her sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee until she was released on February 9, 2020, and Samuel Lightsey served his sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City until he was released on September 29, 2017.https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/wilkerson-seeks-release-on-bail-as-lightsey-gains-his-freedom/ Wilkerson seeks release on bail as Lightsey gains his freedom Dan Flynn May 15, 2017 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 April 17, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240417080700/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/wilkerson-seeks-release-on-bail-as-lightsey-gains-his-freedom/ livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/first-of-pca-convicted-executives-begins-prison-release-process/ First of PCA convicted executives begins prison release process Dan Flynn May 2, 2017 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 April 20, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240420041432/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/05/first-of-pca-convicted-executives-begins-prison-release-process/ livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/02/ill-fated-quality-control-officer-for-peanut-corp-of-america-freed-from-federal-custody/ Ill-fated quality control officer for Peanut Corp of America freed from federal custody Dan Flynn February 9, 2020 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 May 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240521091746/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/02/ill-fated-quality-control-officer-for-peanut-corp-of-america-freed-from-federal-custody/ livehttps://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/index.jsp Inmate Locator www.bop.gov 2024-05-02 2024-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519032107/https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/index.jsp livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/04/ex-pca-manager-daniel-kilgore-leaves-federal-prison-in-crisis-for-half-way-house/ Ex-PCA manager Daniel Kilgore leaves federal prison in crisis for half-way house Dan Flynn April 13, 2020 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502202144/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/04/ex-pca-manager-daniel-kilgore-leaves-federal-prison-in-crisis-for-half-way-house/ livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/02/123674/ Parnell brothers finally in prison for deadly peanut butter outbreak Dan Flynn February 17, 2016 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 February 27, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240227035720/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/02/123674/ livehttps://cafpna.org/www/aggregator/sources/1 Food Safety News Chinese Association for Food Protection in North America北美华人食品保护协会 cafpna.org 2024-05-02 2024-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502202144/https://cafpna.org/www/aggregator/sources/1 livehttps://www.lamitech.com/news-feed/ News Feed September 20, 2019 www.lamitech.com May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502202144/https://www.lamitech.com/news-feed/ livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/04/ex-pca-manager-daniel-kilgore-leaves-federal-prison-in-crisis-for-half-way-house/#:~:text=Food%20Safety%20News-,Ex%2DPCA%20manager%20Daniel%20Kilgore%20leaves%20federal%20prison,crisis%20for%20half%2Dway%20house&text=Daniel%20W.,half%2Dway%20house%20in%20Atlanta Ex-PCA manager Daniel Kilgore leaves federal prison in crisis for half-way house April 13, 2020 May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502202144/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/04/ex-pca-manager-daniel-kilgore-leaves-federal-prison-in-crisis-for-half-way-house/#:~:text=Food%20Safety%20News-,Ex%2DPCA%20manager%20Daniel%20Kilgore%20leaves%20federal%20prison,crisis%20for%20half%2Dway%20house&text=Daniel%20W.,half%2Dway%20house%20in%20Atlanta live https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/only-the-parnell-brothers-remain-in-prison-for-pca-crimes-as-kilgore-walks/ Only the Parnell brothers remain in prison for PCA crimes as Kilgore walks Dan Flynn November 19, 2020 Food Safety News May 2, 2024 October 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013172815/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/only-the-parnell-brothers-remain-in-prison-for-pca-crimes-as-kilgore-walks/ livehttps://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/11/all-five-convicted-former-pca-managers-now-in-federal-custody/ All Five Convicted Former PCA Managers Now in Federal Custody November 19, 2015 May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502202144/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/11/all-five-convicted-former-pca-managers-now-in-federal-custody/ live October 2023 Bankruptcy On February 13, 2009, less than 24 hours after the Texas recall, Peanut Corporation of America announced it was permanently halting operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Bankruptcy lawyer Andrew Goldstein said that the company had considered filing for Chapter 11, but decided to liquidate because all of its plants had been shut down and there was no way it could carry on business. Peanut Corp. to Liquidate Following Salmonella Deaths https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151742/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601087&refer=home&sid=al9aOLMU4CQ8 2024-08-23 , Bloomberg, February 13, 2009 Consumers Union criticised the move, saying that the bankruptcy filing would shield the company from liability suits,CU statement in response to PCA bankruptcy https://web.archive.org/web/20090218223557/http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_food_safety/009425.html February 18, 2009 , Consumers Union, February 13, 2009 although in reality, the bankruptcy filing merely delays any claims against the company.Peanut Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection https://web.archive.org/web/20201222143756/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021303420.html 2020-12-22 , The Washington Post, February 14, 2009.http://www.newsadvance.com/work_it_lynchburg/news/imprisoned-peanut-exec-won-t-have-to-pay-salmonella-victims/article_70a1b9fa-fce1-11e5-8112-cfe6fda242c0.html Imprisoned peanut exec won't have to pay salmonella victims Associated Press newsadvance.com April 7, 2016 July 8, 2017 August 23, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240823151904/https://newsadvance.com/work_it_lynchburg/news/imprisoned-peanut-exec-won-t-have-to-pay-salmonella-victims/article_70a1b9fa-fce1-11e5-8112-cfe6fda242c0.html livehttp://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/article_0433af7a-0931-52e9-8ea7-bdeaba676d49.html $12 million fund established for salmonella victims Ray Reed newsadvance.com October 2009 July 8, 2017http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/judge-recommends-m-settlement-in-pca-case/article_f0857bfa-11db-5c15-b852-c59209466624.html Judge recommends $12M settlement in PCA case Chris Dumond newsadvance.com August 27, 2010 July 8, 2017 April 14, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230414000431/https://newsadvance.com/news/local/judge-recommends-m-settlement-in-pca-case/article_f0857bfa-11db-5c15-b852-c59209466624.html live Other federal action Parnell served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Peanut Standards Board, which sets quality and handling standards for peanuts.Troubled peanut firm’s chief also an industry quality adviser https://web.archive.org/web/20120207052442/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/01/31/parnell_0201.html 2012-02-07 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31, 2009. He was first appointed by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the position in 2005,Six appointed to Peanut Standards Board https://web.archive.org/web/20090207100917/http://southwestfarmpress.com/mag/farming_six_appointed_peanut/ 2009-02-07 Southwest Farm Press, September 1, 2005. and was reappointed for another term that would have expired in 2011, but on February 5, 2009, the USDA announced that the new Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had removed Parnell from the board. On February 5, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Peanut Corporation of America and a subsidiary, Tidewater Blanching LLC, were banned from all federal government contracts and subcontracts for one year, saying the company: "lacks business integrity and business honesty, which seriously and directly hinders its ability to do business with the federal government".Salmonella outbreak’s pain spreads https://web.archive.org/web/20120205094821/http://www.ajc.com/traffic/content/metro/stories/2009/02/06/peanut_roundup.html 2012-02-05 , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2009Peanut Supplier Banned From Federal Business https://web.archive.org/web/20230419175343/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/health/06peanut.html?ref=us 2023-04-19 , The New York Times, February 5, 2009 References External links Peanut Corporation of America E-Mails Peanut Butter Product Recalls (2009-01-29) - FDA Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Peanut Butter, 2008-2009 (FINAL UPDATE) - CDC Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Corporation of America PCA criminal case PCA trial PCA criminal appeal Stewart Parnell | Fortune https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200219/http://fortune.com/tag/stewart-parnell/ September 24, 2015 Peanut Corporation of America — Blakely, Georgia Plant — archived from 2009. 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