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February 10, 2009

Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak

Witnesses testified at a food safety hearing on the recent salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter and other peanut products manuf… read more

Witnesses testified at a food safety hearing on the recent salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter and other peanut products manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America. Stewart Parnell, president of Peanut Corporation, and Sammy Lightsey, manager of the company’s Georgia plant, invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions about company practices and safety inspections of their products. Other witnesses testified about the possible extent of salmonella contamination and the recent federal investigation into the company’s business practices. close

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John Barrow U.S. Representative [D] Georgia

Joe Barton U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Marsha Blackburn U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
Bruce Braley U.S. Representative [D] Iowa
Michael C. Burgess U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Michael Chappell Associate Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Regulatory Affairs
Donna M. Christensen Congressional Delegate [D] Virgin Islands
Darlene Cowart President
Nathan Deal U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Diana L. DeGette U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
Charles Deibel President
John D. Dingell Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Oscar Garrison Assistant Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Public Affairs
Phil Gingrey MD U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Gene Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Peter Hurley Father
Sammy Lightsey Manager Congressional Effect Fund
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Frank Pallone Jr. U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Stewart Parnell President
George P. Radanovich U.S. Representative [R] California
Jan Schakowsky U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
John Sullivan U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
Stephen F. Sundlof Director U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Betty Sutton U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Lou Tousignant Son
Greg Walden U.S. Representative [R] Oregon
Henry Waxman U.S. Representative [D] California
Peter Welch U.S. Representative [D] Vermont

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Program ID:: 283983-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: Public Affairs Event
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 11, 2009 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Feb 25, 2009 | 4:30am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Feb 11, 2009 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 12, 2009 | 3:36am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 12, 2009 | 5:46am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 14, 2009 | 10:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 20, 2009 | 12:52pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 24, 2009 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 25, 2009 | 4:30am EST | C-SPAN 3

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