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19 Aug 2010 21:35

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U.S.: That Iowa egg company behind the salmonella outbreak is bad news

  • 380 million tainted eggs is a huge problem for Wright County Egg. But by no means is it the first huge problem the firm has faced. In fact, the DeCoster family, which owns Wright County Egg as part of their larger farming conglomerate, has had a number of legal problems in recent years, including these gems on their permanent record:
  • $2.1Mthe amount founder Austin Jackson DeCoster paid in penalties for immigration violations in 2003
  • $1.5M the amount the company was nicked for sexual harassment allegations (including rape!) by the EEOC back in 2002
  • yes the company has also had to pay fines for animal cruelty at another egg operation in Maine – just this year source
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18 Aug 2010 23:58

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U.S.: Scariest number of the night: Hint, it involves a ton of eggs

  • 380 million freaking eggs recalled over salmonella fears source
  • » And for the math-adverse: That breaks down to 31.6 million cartons, cartons that include these brands: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps, Pacific Coast, Lucerne, Mountain Dairy, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Lund and Dutch Farms. Now is not the time to start your Atkins diet.
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22 Jun 2010 10:44

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U.S.: “Eat fresh” questionable slogan for Subway in salmonella outbreak

  • 97 people sickened from an Illinois outbreak; no deaths yet source
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04 Mar 2010 20:31

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U.S.: A common flavor-enhancer just got recalled for salmonella. Yikes.

  • 50 foods that contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein recalled source
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24 Jan 2010 01:01

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Biz: There’s a dirty joke located somewhere in this salami recall

  • 1.2 million pounds of salami recalled due to salmonella source
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30 Mar 2009 23:04

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U.S.: A million pounds of pistachios got recalled? That’s nuts!

We only used that headline now because we didn’t during the peanut butter saga. But really. Salmonella. Yikes. source
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15 Feb 2009 20:01

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Biz, U.S.: How nuts has the peanut salmonella crisis been?

  • 2.5% of peanuts were processed by the now-bankrupt Peanut Corp. of America
  • 22% decline in sales for all peanut manufacturers in January. Ouch. Sucks for them. source
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13 Feb 2009 15:57

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Biz, U.S.: How it all fell apart for Peanut Corp. of America

How did this happen? The company seems to have put profits before public safety. source
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13 Feb 2009 15:46

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Biz, U.S.: Bankruptcy? That’s nuts.

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06 Feb 2009 20:10

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U.S.: Jesus. That company knew it was shipping tainted peanut butter.

  • *Forehead slap* According to the FDA, the Georgia peanut plant at the center of the goober salmonella outbreak knew as far back as 2007 that the peanuts it was shipping tested positive for the bacteria. Even so, it kept shipping them until a second test confirmed the first test’s suspicions, and even after THAT, allowed the tainted product to get sold.
  • And yeah. People got sick. Peanut Corp. of America made a lot of people sick due to its actions. On top of the 575 illnesses in 43 states, eight people have died from eating tainted peanut butter. On top of that dramarama, over 1,550 products were recalled. Oh, and they caused a national scare that made me afraid of eating my favorite food. *grumble* source
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