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Peanut Butter Recall

The Food & Drug Administration: Broken, Now Break It Up!

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Politics of Food, Melamine, Homeland Security, Food Crisis, President Obama, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Mercury, Food Safety, Food, Fda, Peanut Butter Recall, Margaret Hamburg, Politics News
Andrew Kimbrell

The FDA seems to have never heard of the precautionary principle and, in service to the interests of a few chemical companies like Monsanto, put the entire eating public at risk.

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Can You Compost Tainted Peanut Butter?

Grist | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Composting, Salmonella, Green Living, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Green News

Treat your tainted peanut products as you would treat unwanted raw chicken bits. If you are fortunate enough to have a recalled product in hand rather...

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Rat Found Roasting In Salmonella-Infected Peanut Plant

CBS | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Salmonella Outbreak, Peanut, Salmonella, Rat, Peanut Butter, Roaches, Health, Salmonella Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Corporation, Peanut Butter Salmonella, Peanut Butter Recall, Business News

(CBS) A former employee of the Georgia peanut plant at the center of a criminal investigation in a nationwide salmonella outbreak says he saw a rat dr...

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Welcome to our ENRON-omy and the Year of the Probe

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Corruption, John Thain, Dow Jones, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich, Enron, Fda, Wall Street Journal, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Economy, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Robyn O'Brien

While we read about Blagojevich's hairbrush and the $1,400 trashcan purchased by Merrill Lynch's CEO, the Dow saw "its worst performance ever" posting its worst January in its 113 year history.

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Peanut Butter Processor Knowingly Endangers Consumers -- America Needs a Strong Food Safety System

Les Weisbrod | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, Food Safety, John Dingell, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Peanut Butter Recall, Green News
Les Weisbrod

At least 12 times in 2007 and 2008, Peanut Corporation of America deliberately endangered our families by knowingly putting contaminated peanut products into the chain of commerce.

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I Was a Victim of the Peanut Butter Recall

Scott Dodd | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Personal Health, Books, The New York Times, Email, Omnivore's Dilemma, Fresh Direct, Fda, Eating Local, Peanut Butter, New York City, Michael Pollan, Bush Administration, Food and Drug Safety, Health, Grocery Stores, Fast Food Nation, Eating Locally, The Omnivore's Dilemma, New York Times, Peanut Butter Salmonella, Food and Drug Administration, Peanut Butter Recall, Living News
Scott Dodd

I can't say that I was in the dark when I bought my honey-roasted peanut butter last week, but like so many people, I had the impression that someone was looking out for me.

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Peanut Recall: Government Launches Criminal Probe

AP | SHARON THEIMER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peanut Butter Investigation, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Criminal Probe, Peanut Butter Recall, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The government has opened a criminal investigation into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonell...

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Salmonella is a Bad Fairy Tale -- Really Bad!

Nancy Chuda | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Autism, Salmonella, Peanut Butter Crackers Recall, Peanut Butter Salmonella, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Living News
Nancy Chuda

Salmonella may as well be referred to as "the bad witch of the south," she's in your kids lunchbox and maybe even their brains. Imagine if you will ...

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Salmonella Outbreak In Peanut Butter Leads To One Of Nation's Largest Ever Product Recalls

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 02.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Salmonella Outbreak, Salmonella, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Home News

WASHINGTON — The salmonella outbreak spawned one of the largest ever product recalls Wednesday by a Georgia peanut plant where federal inspector...

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Peanut Butter Probe Expands, Salmonella Contamination Confirmed At Georgia Plant

AP | KATE BRUMBACK and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Salmonella Georgia, Salmonella, Salmonella Outbreak 2009, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Business News

WASHINGTON — The latest national food safety investigation took on new urgency Friday as federal officials confirmed salmonella contamination at...

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PEANUT BUTTER RECALL: King Nut, Parnell's Pride Pulled Over Salmonella Fears

AP | KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Parnells Pride Peanut Butter, Salmonella Peanut Butter, Salmonella, King Nut Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Business News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella...

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