ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., agreed to pay $11.2 million last week to settle a federal charge related to the shipping and subsequent recall of contaminated Peter Pan peanut butter manufactured at a Georgia plant in 2007 that contained Salmonella which sickened hundreds of consumers.
“As parents, we can make sure our kids look both ways before they cross the street and wear a helmet when they ride their bikes,” says Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery. “But we have to rely on the companies that make their food to make sure it is safe. That’s why the Department of Justice is dedicated to using all the tools we have to ensure the processors and handlers of our food live up to their legal obligations to keep the public’s safety in mind.”