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Peanut Butter Recall and Food Safety

Written by Ann Pietrangelo on February 8th, 2009 in Health, Linked Articles.

Eight recent deaths due to salmonella bacteria in peanut butter may have been avoided, and point to serious flaws in our food safety net.

According the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s own website, its “review of the firm’s testing records–which were not disclosed to FDA and state inspectors during earlier routine inspections–revealed that there were instances in 2007 and 2008 where the firm distributed product in commerce which tested positive for Salmonella.”

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