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PCA President Refuses to testify to Congress & is MORE concerned with Money

Posted on February 11, 2009
The latest news on the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) where the national outbreak of salmonella started is that PCA’s president, Stewart Parnell refused to testify in front of Congress, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Interesting information came out of the documents and testimony presented at the congressional subcommittee hearing this past Wednesday: “Peanut Corp...

PCA President & Company still claim they did NOTHING Wrong

Posted on February 10, 2009
Despite FDA confirming the contamination of salmonella at the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) plant in Georgia and finding reports of about 12 other times where PCA had problems with salmonella, PCA claims they have done nothing wrong. As a fellow consumer, this certainly bothers me...

New Georgia Food Safety division Desired in the wake of PCA & the Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on February 05, 2009
Associated Press reported yesterday that Tommy Irvin, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner called for a new state division. The division would focus on food safety monitoring “in the wake of a widespread salmonella outbreak linked” to Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Georgia plant...

Consumers Questioning the True Safety of Products

Posted on February 03, 2009
The Georgia local news discussed the recent salmonella outbreak and what Georgia is currently doing to prevent incidents like this from occurring again. Currently, there is a bill being introduced at the Georgia capital that will give the agriculture department more power to enforce testing by these processing companies and make the companies turn over any bad results...

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Roaches, Mold & Leaks Found PCA's Georgia Facility

Posted on February 02, 2009
The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has been under investigation ever since Minnesota officials found salmonella bacteria in a tub of their manufactured peanut butter. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold, and a leaking roof inside PCA’s Georgia facility...

Criminal Charges brought against Peanut Corporation of America

Posted on February 02, 2009
Local eyewitness news reported that authorities began a criminal investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Georgia facility because of the link to the salmonella outbreak. Throughout their investigation in the Georgia plant, FDA found a complete mess: a leaking roof, mold, and roaches...

Peanut Corporation of America Found Salmonella & Sold Products Anyway

Posted on January 28, 2009
Federal Health officials said yesterday that the Peanut Corporation of America failed to follow safe food practices when it found evidence of salmonella bacteria in its products and STILL SOLD THEM, reports Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This comes after further investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America’s Georgia plant that was confirmed as the link to the national salmonella outbreak...

Georgia Plant Expanding Recall of ALL Peanut Products

Posted on January 28, 2009
Today the Peanut Corporation of America is voluntarily recalling all peanuts and peanut products processed at the Blakely, Georgia facility since January 1, 2007, FDA reports. This comes after several weeks of investigation with the spotlight on the Peanut Corporation of America...

Bisphenol A Exposure May Have Harmful Effects to Adult Reproductive System & Infant Development

Posted on January 26, 2009
An interesting report by the Chicago Tribune indicated that bisphenol A can harm adult reproductive systems and infant development. Bisphenol A is a plastic additive that is found in many products from canned food tins to baby bottles. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 93% of Americans have detectable amounts of Bisphenol A in their bodies...

Dilantin Related Stevens Johnson Syndrome-Those Affected Continue To Suffer

Posted on January 26, 2009
The attorneys at Childers and Schlueter, LLP continue to review and investigate Dilantin and phenytoin related cases of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS). The popular anti-seizure medications have shown likelihood for increased risks of developing SJS and TENS...

New Georgia Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed Due To Salmonella Contamination

Posted on January 24, 2009
This past Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against the Peanut Corporation of America in the U.S. District Court in Georgia. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a family from Vermont. This Vermont family is alleging their seven year-old boy became sick after eating Keebler Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers...

Peanut Butter Recall Craziness

Posted on January 23, 2009
Because the recent salmonella outbreak has been identified as coming from the Peanut Corporation of America, many companies are recalling their products that have peanut paste or peanut butter in them. As many of you know, Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a five pound tub under the label of King Nut, manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America several weeks ago...

Georgia Firefighter Killed in Car Accident

Posted on January 21, 2009
This past Saturday, Joe Harry Ball, 34 year old was tragically killed at the scene of an accident on highway 319 North near the Sumner Road intersection in Georgia. The Moultrie Observer reported that Ball was driving a Ford Contour south on Highway 319 around 7:40 pm Saturday when he lost control and went into the northbound lane...

Salmonella Confirmed in Kellogg's Crackers

Posted on January 19, 2009
The peanut butter recall madness is growing larger and larger as the investigation into the nationwide salmonella outbreak continues. As many fellow InjuryBoard members have been blogging on the past two weeks, Peanut Corporation of America’s facility in Georgia has been confirmed to be the place where the salmonella bacteria contamination began...

Salmonella Contamination Confirmed at Peanut Corporation of America Georgia Facility

Posted on January 18, 2009
The recent salmonella outbreak has sickened hundreds of people nationwide and killed about six people. Now, the most recent news is that Peanut Corporation of America’s facility in Georgia has been confirmed to have salmonella contamination. Investigations started after Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a five pound tub under the label of King Nut, manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America...

Some Medical Devices Approved without Scientific Review

Posted on January 16, 2009
FDA has approved 228 medical devices without full scale reviews from the years 2003-2007 according to a report by the Government Accountability Office reports Fox News. This happened even though Congress ordered FDA years ago to resolve this particular issue...

Georgia Plant now the Focus of the Salmonella Outbreak Investigation

Posted on January 15, 2009
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today that a Georgia peanut butter plant, known as the Peanut Corporation of America, is the focus of investigation by federal and state officials as the “potential source in the national outbreak of salmonella illness...

Peanut Corporation of America Recalls Peanut Butter produced in its Georgia facility

Posted on January 14, 2009
Today, several days after Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a five pound tub of peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, Peanut Corporation of America announced a voluntary recall of the peanut butter produced in its Blakely, Georgia facility...

Updates on the Salmonella Outbreak with Ongoing Investigation

Posted on January 12, 2009
The Minnesota Health Department of Agriculture & Health released another news report concerning the salmonella recovered from King Nut, InjuryBoard member Jane Akre wrote on today: Health Investigators Match Minnesota Salmonella with Nationwide Strain...

Shifting the Blame? Peanut Corporation's Press release Concerning the Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 11, 2009
Soon after the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a product advisory after finding the presence of Salmonella bacteria in a five pound container of King Nut creamy peanut butter, the Peanut Corporation of America released a press release yesterday...

What Peanut Butter lovers Need to know about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 11, 2009
Have you recently eaten peanut butter? Was this peanut butter King Nut or Parnell's Pride? If yes, this post if for you. This past weekend, Minnesota health officials discovered salmonella bacteria in a tub of peanut butter that was in a 5 pound container...

The Culprit to the Salmonella Outbreak--Peanut Corporation of America?

Posted on January 10, 2009
Today the Washington Post released an article reporting that an Ohio peanut butter distributor issued a voluntary recall for two brands of peanut butter. This recall was announced after Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a tub of peanut butter that is given to schools and hospitals to distribute...

Three Seriously Injured in Georgia Car Accident

Posted on January 10, 2009
Georgia State Patrol in Toccoa, Georgia reported four people injured in a car accident between two cars this past Thursday afternoon, according to Independentmail. On Thursday afternoon, a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis headed north on the Toccoa By-pass in Stephens County...

Deadly Car Accident Beginning of the New Year

Posted on January 08, 2009
Robert Stanley McElhannon of Monroe, Georgia died after a traffic accident this past Monday. It was in the afternoon when his car collided with another car at the intersection of Highway 78 and Youth-Monroe Road, the Walton Tribune reports. He was turning left onto Highway 78 when his car pulled in front of a second car traveling east on Highway 78...

Georgia part of the National Salmonella OUTBREAK

Posted on January 08, 2009
Georgia is among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has sent a dozen people to the hospital and nearly 400 people have been sick from the outbreak, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Federal health officials said 42 states have reported sicknesses from the same type of salmonella bacteria, making it as least 388 reports nationwide...

Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections Released by HHS

Posted on January 07, 2009
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a plan to establish a set of five year prevention targets to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs). HHS is also hoping to possibly eliminate HAIs with this prevention plan...

A worker's story as Atlanta Garden Walkway Collapsed

Posted on January 07, 2009
Last month while construction workers were working on building a “Canopy Walk” attraction at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, part of the structure gave way and collapsed. This accident tragically took one worker’s life while eighteen others were injured...

Color Additives Made from Insects must be Disclosed on Food & Cosmetics by 2011

Posted on January 06, 2009
U.S. regulators said this past Monday that color additives made from insects must be disclosed on food and cosmetics labels by 2011. This is a result of the possibility of allergic reactions from these ingredients. Instead of being labeled as “artificial color,” carmine and cochineal extract from the cochineal insect will have to be named specifically...

FDA Recall of Ophthalmic Surgical Device

Posted on January 05, 2009
FDA announced a recall on January 2 of UD 30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD). This device is manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. of Santa Ana, California. On October 30, 2008, Advanced Medical Optics Inc. voluntarily recalled all 4,439 units of Healon D lot no...

New Mesothelioma Diagnostic Test

Posted on January 02, 2009
Rosetta Genomics announced earlier this week the availability of its third MicroRNA-based diagnostic test called miRview(TM) meso. The test is the first that can diagnose mesothelioma from other types of cancers found in the lung. Harvey Pass, MD, Division Chief for Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology at the New York University Langone Medical Center said, “Ruling out Mesothelioma from lung cancer for individuals that were exposed to asbestos can be difficult and challenging...

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