Federal officials on Friday said they had launched a criminal investigation into the peanut processor linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Investigators said they will seek to determine whether the Peanut Corp. of America violated any criminal laws by allegedly shipping contaminated peanut butter to other food companies. The salmonella outbreak has been linked to more than 500 illnesses and at least eight deaths.
Read more in the Baltimore Sun Times HERE.
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