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• New Georgia Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed Due To Salmonella Contamination

  Jessica Smagacz | January 24, 2009 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This past Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against the Peanut Corporation of America in the U.S. District Court in Georgia. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a family from Vermont. This Vermont family...

• Peanut Butter Recall Craziness

  Jessica Smagacz | January 23, 2009 1:27 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Because the recent salmonella outbreak has been identified as coming from the Peanut Corporation of America, many companies are recalling their products that have peanut paste or peanut butter in...

• Salmonella Confirmed in Kellogg’s Crackers

  Jessica Smagacz | January 19, 2009 10:45 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  The peanut butter recall madness is growing larger and larger as the investigation into the nationwide salmonella outbreak continues. As many fellow InjuryBoard members have been blogging on the...

• Salmonella Contamination Confirmed at Peanut Corporation of America Georgia Facility

  Jessica Smagacz | January 18, 2009 10:01 AM | 16 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The recent salmonella outbreak has sickened hundreds of people nationwide and killed about six people. Now, the most recent news is that Peanut Corporation of America’s facility in Georgia has...

• Georgia Plant now the Focus of the Salmonella Outbreak Investigation

  Jessica Smagacz | January 15, 2009 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today that a Georgia peanut butter plant, known as the Peanut Corporation of America, is the focus of investigation by federal and state officials as the...

• Peanut Corporation of America Recalls Peanut Butter produced in its Georgia facility

  Jessica Smagacz | January 14, 2009 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Today, after several days since Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a five pound tub of peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, Peanut Corporation of America...

• Updates on the Salmonella Outbreak with Ongoing Investigation

  Jessica Smagacz | January 12, 2009 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Minnesota Health Department of Agriculture & Health released another news report concerning the salmonella recovered from King Nut, InjuryBoard member Jane Akre wrote on today: Health...

• What Peanut Butter lovers Need to know about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak

  Jessica Smagacz | January 12, 2009 1:01 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Have you recently eaten peanut butter? Was this peanut butter King Nut or Parnell's Pride? If yes, this post if for you. This past weekend, Minnesota health officials discovered salmonella...

• Shifting the Blame? Peanut Corporation’s Press release Concerning the Salmonella Outbreak

  Jessica Smagacz | January 11, 2009 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Soon after the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a product advisory after finding the presence of Salmonella bacteria in a five pound container of King...

• The Culprit to the Salmonella Outbreak--Peanut Corporation of America and King Nut Peanut Butter?

  Jessica Smagacz | January 10, 2009 9:35 PM | 11 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Today the Washington Post released an article reporting that an Ohio peanut butter distributor issued a voluntary recall for two brands of peanut butter. This recall was announced after Minnesota...