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peanut stories: 17 news summaries

Peanut Plant Slapped With Record $14.6M Fine

Multiple safety violations found at plant linked to salmonella outbreak

Apr 10, 09 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas peanut plant owned by the company blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak has been ordered to shell out $14.6 million for safety violations, AP reports. State officials levied the fine—the largest ever in Texas—for violations including unsanitary conditions, product contamination and operating without a license... More »

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food safety • salmonella • fine • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

Obama's FDA Cracks Down on Food Industry

Sweeping pistachio recall rejects slow
pace of peanut crisis

Apr 7, 09 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under President Obama, the Food and Drug Administration is taking on a tougher, more preventative role, the New York Times reports, leading, for example, to product recalls before anyone’s been sickened. The change is evident in the agency’s handling of the pistachio scare: It warned against eating them... More »

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FDA • food safety • recall • peanut • Obama administration • President Obama • pistachios

 Why This Bagel 
 Is Becoming 
 More Dangerous 

Hint: hummus, sushi, and falafel often carry the same risk

Mar 18, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you often suffer a reaction soon after eating burgers or hummus, it might be time to get checked out for one of the fastest-growing allergies in the US: sesame seeds. Experts link the spike in allergies to the increasing popularity of sesame-rich foods like falafel and tahini—but the... More »

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food • food allergies • tree nuts • allergic reaction • peanut • sesame seeds

Salmonella Toll Hits 666 Sick—
and Climbing

9 killed in outbreak; Peanut Corp cited in all 'clusters of infections'

Feb 25, 09 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Peanut-linked salmonella has sickened 666 people and counting, despite a massive food recall, Reuters reports. The illness has killed nine. “To date, 19 clusters of infections in five states have been reported in schools and other institutions,” said a health official. “King Nut brand peanut butter was... More »

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illness • salmonella • outbreak • peanut • King Nut • Peanut Corporation of America

(AP) - Texas has ordered a recall of all products ever shipped from a Peanut Corp. of America plant in Plainview amid a nationwide salmonella outbreak. The order came from the Department of State Health Services, which says "dead rodents, rodent excrement, and bird feathers" were discovered yesterday in a crawl... More »

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food safety • recall • salmonella • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

America Loves Her Creamiest Crop

Peanut butter isn't just a dietary staple here; it's a cultural icon

Feb 10, 09 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - “What’s more sacred than peanut butter?” Sen. Tom Harkin asked last week while scolding the company responsible for the recent peanut-butter-driven salmonella outbreak. Brian Palmer takes a look at American's PB love affair in Slate, and finds that while peanuts have been eaten in the US for more... More »

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food • Kellogg • protein • peanut • peanut butter


 Salmonella 
 Scare Rattles 
 Peanut County 

Farmers report fewer contracts

Feb 8, 09 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia county that boasts a big peanut in its courthouse square is getting crunched by the salmonella outbreak, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Blakely-Early County, Ga.—the self-proclaimed "Peanut Capital of the World"—peanut plant workers are losing jobs and farmers are getting fewer contracts.... More »

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layoffs • Georgia • recession • salmonella • outbreak • fuel costs • economy • peanut • farmers

Peanuts Known Tainted Supplied to School Program

Agency meant to ensure food safety bought contaminated nuts

Feb 6, 09 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The peanut firm behind the recent salmonella outbreak sold 32 truckloads of peanuts and peanut butter to a federal lunch program for poor children even after internal tests revealed that they were contaminated with the bacteria, the Washington Post reports. Schools in California, Minnesota, and Idaho received the food in... More »

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food contamination • children • salmonella • school lunch • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

Peanut Corp. Banned From Federal Work

Salmonella outbreak shows lack of integrity, honesty: USDA

Feb 5, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The Peanut Corporation of America was barred today from government contracts for a year as the criminal investigation into a deadly salmonella outbreak sourced to its Georgia plant gathers steam, Reuters reports. “The company lacks business integrity and business honesty,” steamed a Department of Agriculture spokesman. The PCA’... More »

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USDA • salmonella • Department of Agriculture • government contracts • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

FEMA Emergency Kits May Contain Tainted Peanut Butter

People warned to throw out packets in salmonella scare

Feb 5, 09 1:55 AM CST
(Newser) - FEMA food kits given to storm victims in Arkansas and Kentucky may have contained peanut butter contaminated with salmonella, CNN reports. The kits came from a company hit by a nationwide recall following a salmonella outbreak. FEMA warns that anyone who received a meal kit should immediately throw away any... More »

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Arkansas • Kentucky • FEMA • salmonella • outbreak • peanut • disaster relief • peanut butter

Canada Rejected Plant's Tainted Peanuts

Firm tried to export unsuitable food weeks before current salmonella outbreak

Jan 30, 09 10:50 AM CST
(AP) - Weeks before the earliest signs of a national salmonella outbreak that now has been traced to peanuts from a Georgia processing plant, peanuts exported by the same company were found to be contaminated and were returned to the United States. The rejected shipment—coming over the US border across a... More »

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Congress • FDA • Canada • salmonella • outbreak • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

Georgia Peanut Plant Has History of Health Violations

Facility cited by regulators for dirty surfaces, other infractions in '06, '07

Jan 26, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - The Georgia plant at the center of an expanding recall of peanut products has a history of health violations, the New York Times reports. The salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 nationwide came from the Blakely facility cited in 2006 and 2007 for dirty surfaces and a variety... More »

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recall • salmonella • peanut • Peanut Corporation of America

(Newser) - The wide range of products containing peanut butter makes the ongoing salmonella outbreak especially tough on regulators and consumers, CNN reports. It's everywhere, from ice cream to energy bars to dog treats. The outbreak has so far sickened nearly 500 people and killed six in 43 states, and investigators expect... More »

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recall • salmonella • outbreak • snack foods • peanut • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America

 Widening Peanut Recall 
 Now Includes Pet Treats 

486 are sick following outbreak at Georgia single plant

Jan 22, 09 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Peanut-flavored pet treats are the latest addition to the recall list of at least 125 peanut butter products, USA Today reports. A salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut plant has so far sickened some 486 people and may have caused six deaths. Pets can get salmonella from the peanut treats,... More »

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pet food recall • recall • product recall • Girl Scout cookies • Food and Drug Administration • peanut • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America

ANALYSIS

 Whole Foods' Labels 
 Tell Half the Story 

Food chain's labels don't provide enough information about allergens

Nov 23, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Eat, drink, and be wary, chocolate lovers: Whole Foods may not be telling you the whole story about its premium chocolate bars, reports the Chicago Tribune. In an investigation into product labels that promised “good manufacturing practices.” the Trib found that the supermarket chain’s chocolate bars... More »

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FDA • organic food • milk • Whole Foods • gluten • chocolate • label • food allergies • tree nuts • Soy • peanut • consumers

Rising Food Allergies Drive
a Swelling Specialty Market

'Free-from' foods will bring in $3.9B this year

Jun 8, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the number of people with allergies soars, so does the “free-from” food market—that is, foods that avoid common allergens like peanuts, the Washington Post reports. Specialty foods are expected to bring in $3.9 billion this year, a study says, while gluten-free products will likely bank some... More »

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health • gluten free diets • food allergies • food industry • peanut • food production

 Science Could Crack
 Peanut Allergy: Expert 

Researcher predicts cure, or genetically modified nut

May 3, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are working to help those with peanut allergies and may even replace nuts with a tasty, genetically modified snack, one expert says. "There are multiple types of studies that are ongoing now," said Dr. Wesley Burks of Duke University. "I think there's some type of immunotherapy... More »

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medical research • allergy • genetic engineering • peanut • immunotherapy • Wesley Burks

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