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  1. Food Bill Aims for Felony ProsecutionRead the original story

    Yesterday | MyFoxAtlanta

    ... The bill is being prepared almost a year after a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut plant. The Blakely, Georgia peanut processing plant was the focal point of a nationwide salmonella outbreak earlier this year. Nine people died ...

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    Related Topix: Food Science

  2. Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yetRead the original story

    Monday | KLTV Tyler

    ... liability attorney who is often on the defense side. The outbreak was traced to the company's peanut plant in Blakely, Ga., where Food and Drug Administration inspectors found roaches and mold while trying to figure out the source of the salmonella. ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Food and Drug Administration, Food Science

  3. Salmonella Victims Upset By Lack Of ProsecutionsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Food Manufacturing

    ... liability attorney who is often on the defense side. The outbreak was traced to the company's peanut plant in Blakely, Ga., where Food and Drug Administration inspectors found roaches and mold while trying to figure out the source of the salmonella. ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Food and Drug Administration, Food Science

  4. No word about charges against peanut firmRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    ... liability attorney who is often on the defense side. The outbreak was traced to the company's peanut plant in Blakely, Ga., where Food and Drug Administration inspectors found roaches and mold while trying to figure out the source of the salmonella. ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Food and Drug Administration, Food Science

  5. Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet against Peanut Corp. of AmericaRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | WSLS

    ... liability attorney who is often on the defense side. The outbreak was traced to the company's peanut plant in Blakely, Ga., where Food and Drug Administration inspectors found roaches and mold while trying to figure out the source of the salmonella. ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Food and Drug Administration, Food Science

  6. Beware of that peanut butter, health alert from USRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Hindustan Times

    ... sources of the disease was peanut butter and peanut paste produced by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant. Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled Rockin Roll (Nutty Peanut flavours) bars ...

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  7. More peanut products recalled as probe continuesRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 1 | Leader Post

    ... Illinois and Kentucky. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had traced a source of the contamination to a Blakely, Georgia processing plant owned by Peanut Corp. The company produces peanut butter for use in nursing homes and cafeterias, as ...

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    Related Topix: General Mills, Food, Agriculture, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Baked Goods, Life, Cookies, Dessert, Food, Food and Drug Administration

  8. Alva Mae Winton -Wednesday, October 28, 2009Read the original story

    Wednesday Oct 28 | The Daily Commercial

    Alva Mae Winton, 93, of Bushnell, Fla., died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at Webster, Fla. She was born Nov. 17, 1915 in Blakely, Ga. She was a homemaker. She was a member of York Street Church of God, worked 25 years with the Girl Scouts and Brownies, and ...

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  9. Bainbridge College hosts Economics of Education ConferenceRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... for Excellence in Education (GPEE) and Bainbridge College Early County (BCEC) are sponsoring a Nov. 18 conference in Blakely for Southwest Georgia area educators, school systems' leaders, and business and industry leaders, including Chamber of ...

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    Related Topix: Georgia, Bainbridge, GA, Early County, GA, McRae, GA, University of Georgia Albany State

  10. Cynthia Tucker: Government regulates products for consumer safetyRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | Erie Times-News

    ... That was the case with the now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America, which owned several plants, including one in Blakely, Ga. According to the Food and Drug Administration, plant officials knew that some of their peanut products were contaminated with ...

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    Related Topix: Product Recalls, Opinion

  11. Tri-state identity fraud case ruins woman's credit

    Monday Oct 26 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... Police have confirmed checks cashed by Jefferson in three Georgia cities including Albany, Donalsonville, and Blakely...Talahasee, Florida...and 4 Alabama cities...Andalusia, Snead, Opp, and Dothan. Let this be a warning to business owners. "If they ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Arlington, GA, Donalsonville, GA, Albany, GA

  12. Recent history shows the cost of 'hands-off' governmentRead the original story

    Monday Oct 26 | The Ashland Daily Tidings

    ... That was the case with the now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America, which owned several plants, including one in Blakely, Ga. According to the Food and Drug Administration, plant officials knew that some of their peanut products were contaminated with ...

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    Related Topix: Product Recalls, Opinion

  13. Economics of Education conference on Nov. 18

    Friday Oct 23 | The Post-Searchlight

    Blakely, Ga.a 'Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and Bainbridge College Early County are sponsoring a Nov.

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    Related Topix: Georgia, McRae, GA, University of Georgia Albany State

  14. FDA says Georgia plant is sole salmonella sourceRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 21 | Montreal Gazette

    The sole source of the U.S. salmonella outbreak involving contaminated peanut butter appears to be the Peanut Corp of America's Blakely, Georgia processing facility, federal officials said on Wednesday.

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  15. 14 more items recalled over salmonella concernsRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 18 | Canada.com

    The front entrance of the Peanut Corporation of America Plant is seen in this February 5, 2009 file photo, in Blakely, Georgia.

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Canada, Red Deer, AB, Alberta

  16. Hutchins comforts Rattlers with gentle shoulderRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 17 | Tallahassee.com

    As a boy growing up, Reggie Hutchins was never too far from his father. He was always in tow when his father went out to plant a crop or survey land in Blakely, Ga.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Florida A&M Rattlers NCAA Football, NCAA Football, Florida A&M University NCAA

  17. Deadline Looming For Salmonella Victims To Cash InRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 15 | MyATLtv.com

    ... that a major deadline is looming in the massive salmonella outbreak linked to the Peanut Corporation Plant in Blakely Georgia. Seven hundred people were sickened and nine deaths have been linked to contanimated product that was intentionally shipped ...

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  18. East Central Warriors hoping to finish strongRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 14 | The Meridian Star

    ... touchdowns. Taylor, who ranks fifth in rushing yardage in the state, is a product of Early County High School in Blakely, Ga. Co-Lin's rushing attack is led by sophomore Tywon Lee, who has amassed 529 yards on 98 carries, a 5.4-yard average per ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Mississippi High School Football

  19. Thieves steal Damascus Welcome Sign

    Oct 8, 2009 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... for," said Chief Jerry Evers. A company donated the three hand-carved signs to Damascus, Arlington, Colquitt, and Blakely but only their sign disappeared. It may not seem like big news, but in this town where the population is 300, everyone's ...

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    Related Topix: Damascus, GA, Arlington, GA, Colquitt, GA

  20. More claims related to salmonella outbreak filedRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 7, 2009 | KCBD-TV Lubbock

    ... surance fund. Health officials traced the outbreak of salmonella to the Peanut Corporation of America with plants in Blakely, Georgia and Plainview, Texas. Officials blame the company for 700 or more illnesses and at least nine deaths.

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    Related Topix: Plainview, TX

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