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On February 13, 2009, less than 24 hours after the Texas recall, Peanut Corporation of America announced it was permanently halting operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Bankruptcy lawyer Andrew Goldstein said that the company had considered filing for Chapter 11 , but decided to liquidate because all of its plants had been shut down ...
Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) was a peanut-processing business which is now defunct as a result of one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in U.S. history. [ 2 ] PCA was founded in 1977 and initially run by Hugh Parnell with three sons, including Stewart Parnell.
Because of the myriad of consumer items PCA's bulk products went into, the Food and Drug Administration eventually recalled 3913 different products from at least 361 companies - one of the most extensive food recalls in US history. On February 13, 2009, Peanut Corporation of America filed for Chapter 7 liquidation following the massive ...
The peanut butter recall crept into pet foods today when PetSmart announced it was voluntarily recalling some peanut butter biscuits because they used the peanut butter from Peanut Corporation of ...
Following the recent nationwide salmonella outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration inspected the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) plant in Blakely, Georgia. The FDA's findings are more than a little
Some of the largest contaminated food recalls have led to sweeping changes or massive penalties. As carrots get pulled off shelves, here are some of the biggest, deadliest food recalls Skip to ...
The product was in turn used by dozens of other manufacturers in hundreds of other products which have had to be recalled. The CEO of Peanut Corporation of America was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his role in the outbreak. E. coli O157:H7 was believed to have contaminated Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
The United States Congress approves the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Zimbabwe's Republic Police charge Roy Bennett of the Movement for Democratic Change with treason. The Peanut Corporation of America files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation. (Reuters via Forbes)