Stewart Parnell is the most reviled character from one of food safety’s worst tragedies.
By their convictions and sentencing, Stewart Parnell, 69, and brother Michael Parnell, 64, respectfully still have 15 and 8 years before
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Stewart Parnell’s ride on the ‘Great Writ’ is about to start its 5th year.
Savannah attorney Amy Lee Copeland has filed a Notice of Appeal for Stewart Parnell’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under a federal habeas corpus action.
Parnell’s Motion was denied Sept. 23
Continue Reading Parnell’s challenge to his prison sentence is now an appeal to the 11th Circuit
The FDA won’t comment on a key element in its investigation into the conditions at a peanut butter plant linked to an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Senftenberg.
Warning letters are routinely sent to companies
Continue Reading The federal agency won’t say if it sent a warning letter to makers of Jif peanut butter
According to documents from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency received hundreds of complaints about illnesses related to Jif peanut butter and an outbreak of Salmonella infections earlier this year.
However, the Centers for
Continue Reading Hundreds of consumers filed complaints thinking their illnesses were caused by Jif
The CDC has declared that an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Senftenberg in Jif peanut butter is over, and the FDA investigation has been closed.
The outbreak had 21 patients confirmed infected across 17 states.
Continue Reading CDC says 17-state Jif peanut butter Salmonella outbreak is over
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing to investigate several food-related outbreaks of infections, with patient numbers slowly increasing.
Sources of pathogens behind the outbreak infections have not been identified in five of nine outbreaks
Continue Reading FDA continues investigations into several foodborne illness outbreaks
Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes but have not released any specific information.
The Food and Drug Administration announced the outbreak investigation in its weekly update, indicating that a
Continue Reading No details on new outbreak of Listeria infections; FDA working on other outbreaks
Klein Foods, Inc. of Marshall, MN is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge because of potential Salmonella contamination.
The products were distributed in Minnesota.
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From peanut butter cups to chicken salad, recalls caused by J.M. Smucker Co.’s peanut butter recall keep coming.
Peanut butter is a product uniquely positioned to cause a cascade of secondary recalls.
Continue Reading Peanut butter related recalls keep on rolling as Salmonella outbreak investigation continues
Editor’s note: This column was originally published on eFoodAlert.com and is reprinted here with the permission of the author.
By Phyllis Entis
Between September 2008 and April 2009, contaminated peanut butter manufactured by the Peanut
Continue Reading Pets, peanut butter and Salmonella: A cautionary tale
