UPDATE 4/10/09: The Peanut Corporation plant in Texas fined for conditions that contributed to the salmonella outbreak in the company’s peanuts.
On the heels of the Peanut Corporation of America’s president Stewart Parnell’s refusal to testify before Congress, the company filed for bankruptcy. The Washington Post takes a look at the “rise and fall” of the troubled company. Forward Foods LLC also filed for bankruptcy as a result of revenues lost after it recalled its Detour energy bar, which contained peanuts supplied by Peanut Corporation. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Slim Fast is recalling three of its bars for the same reason.
A recent AP story relates how the peanut contamination scare has hurt the entire peanut industry.
Find out more about the recall and which products are considered safe by visiting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Peanut Butter and other Peanut Containing Products Recall List website.
