FDA: Plant knew peanuts laced with salmonella
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090207/ap_on_go_ot/salmonella_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090207/capt.457e47869d7f46b6b95fb4454041cb18.salmonella_outbreak_wx501.jpg?x=130y=60q=85sig=raZMxso6mTrToSPjC8Pt3g--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, an Early County, Ga. Sheriff's car sits parked in front of the the Peanut Corporation of America processing plant in Blakely, Ga., The Senate is scheduled to hold the first congressional hearing on the national salmonella outbreak Thursday as lawmakers are vowing to press for stronger food safety laws and more money for inspections. The Georgia peanut-processing plant that produces just 1 percent of U.S. peanut products is being blamed for the salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 550 people, eight of whom have died. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - As far back as 2007, salmonella-laced products were shipped by a Georgia peanut company that knew the peanuts probably were tainted and sometimes after tests confirmed that contamination, inspection records show.</p><br clear="all"/>

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