Peanut probe getting contentious
U.S. marshals have joined the search for contaminated peanuts linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 700 people.
Marshals served an inspection warrantWednesday at New Jersey-based Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. after the company failed to allow U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials access to its records.
The company also resisted an FDA recall request, according to a news release from the agency.
Westco received peanut shipments from the Peanut Corporation of America, the company blamed for the outbreak, according to a Reuters report.
FDA cannot compel companies to recall products, but the peanut-related salmonella outbreak has resulted in the recall of nearly 4,000 products ranging from peanut butter crackers to ice cream to dog treats.
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