Peanut Corp Lied, Sold to Retailers

The Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Georgia is the sole source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak, has admitted selling peanut products directly to retailers, primarily dollar stores. The reversal of the company’s earlier claim that it sold only to institutions means the recall of almost 1,800 peanut products may have to be widened, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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