Parker Waichman LLP Headlines by Topic
Peanut Corp. of America Salmonella Outbreak
Agriculture Secretary Calls for Single Food Agency
Feb 9, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The failing food safety issue in this country has been making headlines recently with agency scandals and routine, sometimes gargantuan food...
Lawmakers Seek Food Safety Changes
Feb 5, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Amid the colossal salmonella outbreak, and following a number of highly publicized food borne contamination outbreaks last year, Congress is seeking...
PCA, Peter Pan Salmonella Outbreaks Have Much in Common
Feb 4, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products made by Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) and the Peter Pan salmonella outbreak that occurred...
Peanut Salmonella Company's Texas Plant Had No License
Feb 3, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Associated Press (AP) broke with news today that a peanut processing plant in Texas run by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA)—the...
FDA Knew of "Putrid" PCA Peanuts Weeks Before Salmonella Outbreak
Jan 30, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The behavior of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and federal regulators in relation to this year's massive salmonella outbreak continues to raise...
PCA Not Required to Report Salmonella Contamination at Plant
Jan 30, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Most states do not require food producers to alert health regulators when testing reveals food borne contaminants at production plants, the...



