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  1. Kellogg plant in Cary begins layoffsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | WRAL.com - Local News

    ... February and found one which tested positive for salmonella. The company said the tainted peanut butter came from a Blakely, Ga., plant of Peanut Corp. of America. The scare forced the plant to close for six weeks for cleanup.

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    Related Topix: Kellogg, Food, Agriculture, Baked Goods, Life, Cookies, Dessert, Food

  2. 154 salmonella claims confirmed: Plainview & Blakely peanut plants

    Thursday Nov 19 | KCBD-TV Lubbock

    ... about 700 people sick and was linked to at least nine deaths. The outbreak was traced to the company's plants in Blakely, Georgia and Plainview, Texas. The trustee, Roanoke attorney Roy Creasy, said Thursday that the total number of claims includes ...

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    Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

  3. 154 Claims Filed Against PCA in Salmonella OutbreakRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | WXIA-TV Atlanta

    ... is Peanut Corp. of America, which is based in Virginia. Health inspectors linked the outbreak to PCA's plants in Blakely, Georgia, and Texas. So far, the bankruptcy trustee says it's unclear how many people will be ultimately eligible for ...

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    Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

  4. Senate panel passes food safety bill tied to Blakely plantRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... being the salmonella outbreak traced in January to peanut paste made at the Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Blakely, Ga. At least nine people died and about 700 were sickened. Congressional investigators found that the Blakely plant had not ...

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    Related Topix: Food Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson, Food and Drug Administration, Senator Kay Hagan, Democrat, Agriculture, Science

  5. People Feeling Nutty Again After OutbreakRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | American Society for Quality

    ... found to contain salmonella and were part of one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history. Plants in Suffolk, VA, Blakely, GA, and Plainview, TX, were closed because of unsanitary conditions after products from the three plants were linked to the ...

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  6. Georgia-Pacific closes MS plantRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | WTVY Dothan

    ... s Monday. Ruse said a few remain on the job. The plant was built in 1985. Georgia-Pacific also operates a plant near Blakely, GA. Click here to post or read all 0 comments.

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    Related Topix: Paper, Construction, Georgia Pacific

  7. U.S. Food Safety Program must not end up like Wall StreetRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | LancasterEagleGazette

    ... resulted in the recall of more than 15,000 tons of peanut butter made by the Peanut Corporation of America at its Blakely, Ga., factory. It also required the recall of thousands of other products, from brownies to ice cream to cereals that contained ...

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    Related Topix: Food Science, E. Coli, Health, Food and Drug Administration, 9, Agriculture, Science

  8. Food Bill Aims for Felony ProsecutionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | 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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  9. Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yetRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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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  14. 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

  15. 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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  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

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