Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Wider Safety Problems
February 10, 2009 @ 11:01 PM — by unknown
Conditions at a Georgia peanut plant blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak were only a small element of the unmasking of major problems in the food safety system, the New York Times reports. Investigations into the outbreak revealed major disconnects between government oversight and corporate accountability. The outbreak has killed eight people and sickened an estimated 19,000 more according to the newspaper. Michael Moss, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/us/09peanuts.html?_r=1&ref=business
