Tag: peanut
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Settlement Reached with Insurance Carrier in Peanut Corp. Salmonella Outbreak
According to a news source, some 120 of those purportedly sickened by Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter and their attorneys should soon begin receiving a share of a $12 million Hartford Insurance Co. policy held by the Peanut Corp. of America. Those sharing the settlement filed claims by October 31, 2009, as part of the company’s bankruptcy…
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ConAgra Seeks to Sever and Transfer Additional Claims in Peanut Butter MDL
ConAgra Foods, Inc. has asked a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court to sever and transfer the claims of 68 plaintiffs from 14 different states in an action (Bowman v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.) recently filed against the company arising out of the purported Salmonella contamination of its peanut butter. In re: ConAgra Peanut Butter Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1845…
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Peanut Butter Defendant Seeks Dismissal of Punitive Damage Claim and Transfer of Some Plaintiffs’ Claims
ConAgra Foods, Inc. has asked a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court to sever and transfer the claims of some of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit in October 2009 against the company arising out of the purported Salmonella contamination of its peanut butter. In re: ConAgra Peanut Butter Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1845 (N.D. Ga.,…
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Marshals Execute Warrant at N.J. Company That Refused to Recall Peanut Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that U.S. marshals executed an inspection warrant at Westco Fruit and Nuts, Inc., in Irvington, New Jersey, after the company refused to recall its peanut products or provide access to distribution documents in the wake of the Salmonella outbreak involving peanuts from the Peanut Corp. of America…
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Peanut and Pistachio Recalls Lead FDA to Issue Tougher Food Safety Warnings
The Obama administration has reportedly issued a tough warning that it will substantially change the way government oversees food safety. According to published reports, food-handling practices that formerly would have resulted in mild warnings from FDA may now lead to wide-ranging and expensive recalls.“ The food industry needs to be on notice that FDA is…
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Pistachio Recall Linked to Salmonella Risk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers to avoid eating all pistachio and pistachio-containing products after a California-based processor issued a voluntary recall for its entire 2008 crop due to suspected Salmonella contamination. Meanwhile, the agency has praised Kraft Foods Inc. for demonstrating how the country should handle food safety issues. Kraft voluntarily notified…
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FDA Issues Guidance on Peanut-Derived Ingredients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued guidance to the food industry about the risk of Salmonella contamination posed by peanuts and peanut-derived products used as food ingredients. The guidance also recommended measures that food manufacturers can take to address that risk from their ingredient suppliers and for the products they themselves produce.…
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Wild Bird Food Company Sues Supplier for Selling Tainted PCA Peanut By-Products
Seeking “substantial damages,” a company that makes wild bird food has filed a lawsuit against a supplier that allegedly sold it peanut by-products originating from the Georgia facility linked to the Salmonella contamination outbreak. The Scotts Co., LLC v. Cereal Byproducts Co., No. 09-108 (S.D. Ohio, filed February 17, 2009). According to the complaint, the defendant…