Food Safety News - September 22, 2015 Parnell Brothers Want Freedom While Pursuing Their Appeals

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Parnell Brothers Want Freedom While Pursuing Their Appeals

By Dan Flynn

Even before their sentencing hearing began today, Stewart and Michael Parnell both filed motions for their release while their cases are appealed to the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The Parnell brothers, along with former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) quality assurance manager Mary Wilkerson, are awaiting sentencing today in federal court... Continue Reading

Parnells Sentenced in PCA Case

By Dan Flynn

Stewart Parnell, a second-generation chief executive of a family-owned peanut enterprise who once served on the national Peanut Standards Board, was sentenced to a 28-year prison term on Monday for a series of criminal charges that amounted to his knowing that the peanut products he was shipping were contaminated with potentially deadly Salmonella. His brother,... Continue Reading

Parnell Brothers Spent Last Night in Lockup and Face Many More

By Dan Flynn

Stewart and Michael Parnell were guests of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons last night. Mary Wilkerson apparently was given the option of reporting. The long Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) tragedy is over. The deadly Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak PCA products caused back in 2008-09 will take its place in history, with nine deaths and probably thousands sickened.... Continue Reading

Yogurt Cheese Spreads Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

By News Desk

Picnic Gourmet Spreads of Potomac, MD, is recalling their yogurt cheese spreads because they could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was a result of routine retail sampling by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DHMH) Office of Food Protection and subsequent analysis by the DHMH Laboratories Administration, which revealed the presence... Continue Reading

New Era for Food Safety: What Companies Must Do

By Jennifer McEntire and Shannon Cooksey

The processed food industry has evolved over the past several decades to keep pace with food safety advances, including the development of HACCP and, more recently, the implementation of GFSI-benchmarked food safety management programs. The implementation of FSMA is yet another revolutionary change that will have tremendous impact on the industry. Why? Because the food... Continue Reading

China's FDA is Busy Proposing, Finalizing Food Safety Regulatory Rules

By News Desk

Working at lightning speed compared to their U.S. counterparts, officials with the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) have reportedly issued several proposed rules and finalized three, and it’s only been about four months since revisions to the country’s Food Safety Law were adopted. These revisions become effective Oct. 1, 2015. The responsibility for regulating food safety... Continue Reading

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