FDA: Peanut plant knowingly sent bad products

[bigworld]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Federal health officials say the Georgia peanut plant at the center of the salmonella outbreak knowingly shipped tainted products.

Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had said Peanut Corp. of America retested products after getting an initial positive result for salmonella. The agency said the company shipped the goods after follow-up tests came back negative.

But Friday, the FDA said the company sent out peanut butter, chopped peanuts and peanut meal that had tested positive even before it got back any negative findings.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29059234/

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This is what happens when companies self-regulate

[HereSince1628]

1. Depraved indifference. And THAT is a criminal offense.

Time for some corpo CEO to get his ass hung high.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Here's another instance where intrusive government regulation got in the way

of corporate profits. What are they gonna do with all that peanut butter now? Do you people realize what meddling like this costs American companies every year?

[Tempest]

3. And where was the FDA?

Sitting on the sidelines right where the rightwingers want them to be.

[kestrel91316]

4. People have DIED. This is murder for financial gain, pure and simple.

[shanti]

12. since when

has killing a few people stopped the corporations from making a profit? motherfuckers...:mad:

[City Lights]

5. Prosecute!

Those responsible better not get away with it! :mad:

[valerief]

7. Yeah, and hold the trials in China. That'll teach 'em. nt

[Mari333]

6. I can bet you that lawyers have descended on the families who were harmed

like locusts. There will be a HUGE class action lawsuit . mark my words. and the plant is going to go out of business.

[FiveGoodMen]

8. "the plant is going to go out of business"

But are the criminals going to lose their money and go to jail?

[Mari333]

19. I hope so. nt

[pansypoo53219]

9. time

to get all chinese on the higher ups.

[defendandprotect]

10. Corrupt capitalism at the worst . . .

and I didn't read the whole article but would guess that in many cases failing

businesses will do things they're not supposed to do --

Will there be strong penalities - and I don't mean fines???

[GentryDixon]

11. Where is the justice?

The FDA must be held criminally responsible. They had their marching orders from the Bush crime machine. Where is the justice?

I hope this Administration can wipe the slate clean and give me hope in the Government again.

[MorganaSeawalker]

13. Make them Pay the medical bills

They should have to pay every single medical bill of those they made sick and will make sick due to their willful negligence. In China they execute you.

[lelgt60]

15. And the funeral bills? 8 dead so far... n/t

[Iggo]

14. Lucky this ain't China. (n/t)

[bluesmail]

16. Murder. Accessory to murder. Indifference to murder. Corporate murder.

Just nail the CEO. I'm sure he has plenty of money to defend himself against multiple charges of m u r d e r

[PSPS]

17. Headline should read: FDA Under Bush Let Peanut plant knowingly send bad products

[robinlynne]

18. I got a letter from costco in the mail identifying the date and contents of my purchase

from this factory slat year. I thought it was really cool that costco took the time to notify us individually, then I realized I ate the stuff 6 or 8 months ago!
I'm still alive.

[Kablooie]

20. Stewart Parnell, head of Peanut Corp, of America, is a Republican hot-shot and a big Bush supporter.