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High Crimes, Not Misdemeanors: Deterring The Production Of Unsafe Food, Rena I. Steinzor Oct 2009

High Crimes, Not Misdemeanors: Deterring The Production Of Unsafe Food, Rena I. Steinzor

Rena I. Steinzor

In the fall of 2008, Minnesota public health officials became alarmed by an unusually high number of illnesses and deaths caused by salmonella poisoning. Federal and state regulators and the news media eventually traced the outbreak back to products supplied by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Employees shipped batches that tested positive for salmonella from a plant with a leaking roof, mold growing on ceilings and walls, rodent infestation, filthy processing receptacles, and feathers and feces in the air filtration system. Under an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Georgia state inspectors visited the PCA plant nine …


Food Storage Exposed To Floodwater, Fire And Chemicals, Christine E. Jensen Sep 2009

Food Storage Exposed To Floodwater, Fire And Chemicals, Christine E. Jensen

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This publication gives tips and instructions on how to deal with food storage that has been exposed to floodwater, fire, and chemicals.