Peanut Corporation of America

Several officials at the now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America knew their products may have harbored salmonella bacteria, but they covered up the evidence and sold the food anyway, alleged a 76-count federal indictment unsealed this week. Peanut butter,...

A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant. The indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Georgia charges four employees with Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America....

Roasted and raw peanuts, trail mix, and self-grind peanut butter sold at six Central Market stores in the Puget Sound area have been recalled due to the risk of salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration says the products were made with peanuts...

PetSmart is recalling seven of its Grreat Choice dog biscuit products because they contain peanut products made by a company that has been linked to a salmonella outbreak in 43 states and Canada, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Dr....

++++++++++++++++++++ || Again, an outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella food poisoning is afflicting Americans, but this time it's more clear-cut than in 2008, when authorities labored for weeks to find the source, first blaming tomatoes, then...

A Leavenworth candy store is recalling its honey roasted peanuts. The peanuts from Alps Candy were made with peanuts recalled by the Peanut Corporation of America which is at the center of the nationwide salmonella outbreak. No illnesses have been...

The federal agencies that are supposed to safeguard the nation's food have long resisted calls, including those from us, for merging into a single food authority. Amid the peanut-product salmonella outbreak, though, it's hard to imagine how their...

The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak filed for bankruptcy Friday, a sign the beleaguered company plans to cease business in the wake of the health scare. The Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America filed for Chapter...

Gleaners Food bank has had to pull more than 30,000 pounds of cookies, crackers, and food products that could contain ingredients linked to Peanut Corporation of America, PNC. "It's been huge and we've had to contact charities over and over again," said...

Shielding whistle-blowers Re “Ex-employees describe peanut plant as ‘filthy.’ ” Feb. 7 All I keep hearing about is what's wrong with Food and Drug Administration food inspection techniques. But according to workers at Peanut...

GRAND RAPIDS - Spartan Stores Adds Items to Recall List Spartan Stores are recalling some chocolate peanut and bridge mix packages for possible salmonella contamination. The Grand Rapids based grocery distributor want customers to throw the following...

The nationwide recall of peanut butter products has expanded again. The Peanut Corporation is now pulling some types of kashi bars off store shelves because of the salmonella outbreak. More than 500 people have been sickened and at least eight have...