Sunland Peanut Butter Plant Operations Suspended
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted operations this week at a New Mexico food plant linked to an outbreak of salmonella -contaminated peanut butter that sickened 41 people from 20 states. Reuters reports that the FDA decided to suspend the food facility registration of Sunland Inc. in the aftermath of the outbreak and a three-year string of food safety