Recent inspection records show Georgia-based company Peanut Corp. of America continued to ship off salmonella-contaminated peanuts after knowing that the products were or could be tainted.
The Food and Drug Administration reported the company continued to ship some products after the tested peanuts had either been confirmed for salmonella or had not recieved the clearing test results. For example, the FDA reports that on July 18 and 24, the company sent out chopped peanuts after a private lab had confirmed salmonella in the products. This is in contradiction to Federal Law which forbids shipping or producing products that could be harmful to the consumers' health. Finding show that this has been happening as far back as 2007.
Eight deaths and over 500 illness are the result of the recent salmonella outbreak, including 1,550 product call backs. ABC News reports that a criminal investigation has been opened by the Justice Department.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/06/peanut.butter/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=6825713
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