Penalties Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act That May Pertain to Adulterated Peanut Products.

Discusses penalty provisions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as they may pertain to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of adulterated peanut butter and peanut products; in light of recent outbreak of Salmonella poisoning caused by adulterated peanut butter and peanut product...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Communicable diseases. Food adulteration and inspection. Peanuts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses penalty provisions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as they may pertain to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of adulterated peanut butter and peanut products; in light of recent outbreak of Salmonella poisoning caused by adulterated peanut butter and peanut products, and resulting food recall. Details FFDCA criminal prosecution procedure and potential Federal penalties.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.