Posts tagged toxic substances

• Criminal Charges brought against Peanut Corporation of America

  Jessica Smagacz | February 02, 2009 9:44 PM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Local eyewitness news reported that authorities began a criminal investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Georgia facility because of the link to the salmonella...

• Salmonella Contamination Confirmed at Peanut Corporation of America Georgia Facility

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

  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...

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

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

  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...

• Georgia Food Inspectors Under Scrutiny from Themselves

  Jessica Smagacz | April 19, 2009 11:24 AM | 3 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the FDA now wants states to evaluate and assess their own inspection plans. FDA wants to implement this new plan even after Georgia failed to prevent the...

• New Georgia Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed Due To Salmonella Contamination

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

  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...

• 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 Category: Toxic Substances
  

  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...

• Tainted Weight Loss Pills

  Jessica Smagacz | December 22, 2008 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Today FDA alerted customers nationwide not to consume or purchase more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss. FDA says these products contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical...

• Peanut Corporation of America Found Salmonella & Sold Products Anyway

  Jessica Smagacz | January 28, 2009 8:30 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Federal Health officials said yesterday that the Peanut Corporation of America failed to follow safe food practices when it found evidence of salmonella bacteria in its products and STILL SOLD THEM,...

• Georgia part of the National Salmonella OUTBREAK

  Jessica Smagacz | January 08, 2009 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Georgia is among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has sent a dozen people to the hospital and nearly 400 people have been sick from the outbreak, Atlanta...

• FDA Voluntary Recall of Chicken-Basted Rawhide Chips because of Potential Salmonella Contamination

  Jessica Smagacz | October 20, 2008 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  FDA recently released a recall by the Hartz Mountain Corporation in Secaucus, NJ. The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Chicken-Basted Rawhide Chips...