Third Minnesota Death Linked to Salmonella Tainted Peanut Butter

Deaths have now hit seven; hospitalizations 108, with nearly 500 total sickened.  Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has now laid off its employees; bankruptcy is in the offing because PCA only has $10,000,000 in insurance.  Nearly 200 lines of peanut products have been recalled.  Now, why is not preventative food safety a good idea?

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Marler Blog - January 24, 2009 5:16 AM
This morning Ohio reported four more deaths linked to Salmonella-tainted peanut butter. Yesterday, Minnesota reported three deaths. Before that, Virginia, Idaho and North Carolina had reported a total of four deaths. By my math, that adds up to eleven ...
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