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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Food Contamination—the Cost of Doing Business?
It's in the papers almost every day—hundreds of people falling seriously ill, sometimes even fatally so, from preventable food contamination. Whether it results from lax standards in a foreign processing plant or insufficient regulation in our own country, the dangerous contamination of our food supply has become a growing problem, leading to numerous product liability issues and lawsuits.
An editorial in the February 17th issue of the New York Times addresses the growing dangers of food contamination. The current peanut scare has been traced to a factory in Georgia owned by the Peanut Corporation of America, where products were contaminated with salmonella. Executives from the company have refused to answer questions in ongoing Congressional hearings. "Is that just a cost of doing business?" one congressman asked pointedly, but no response proved forthcoming.
Reports from the Peanut Corporation of America show serious transgressions in product testing, including re-testing products if they proved contaminated on the first test and shipping product to stores before test results were even received.
The author of the New York Times editorial calls for stricter and swifter action from the FDA to control food processing and to respond when contamination cases arise. Ultimately, though, the fault for this kind of widespread contamination lies not with the government, but with the individual company and those who run it.
If you or a loved one has fallen ill from consuming contaminated peanuts or other food items, you have a right to compensation. With extensive experience in product liability, the highly skilled attorneys at the New York City, New York offices of The Cochran Firm can help. Please contact the experienced product liability attorneys at the New York City office of The Cochran Firm today find out if you are eligible for compensation.
An editorial in the February 17th issue of the New York Times addresses the growing dangers of food contamination. The current peanut scare has been traced to a factory in Georgia owned by the Peanut Corporation of America, where products were contaminated with salmonella. Executives from the company have refused to answer questions in ongoing Congressional hearings. "Is that just a cost of doing business?" one congressman asked pointedly, but no response proved forthcoming.
Reports from the Peanut Corporation of America show serious transgressions in product testing, including re-testing products if they proved contaminated on the first test and shipping product to stores before test results were even received.
The author of the New York Times editorial calls for stricter and swifter action from the FDA to control food processing and to respond when contamination cases arise. Ultimately, though, the fault for this kind of widespread contamination lies not with the government, but with the individual company and those who run it.
If you or a loved one has fallen ill from consuming contaminated peanuts or other food items, you have a right to compensation. With extensive experience in product liability, the highly skilled attorneys at the New York City, New York offices of The Cochran Firm can help. Please contact the experienced product liability attorneys at the New York City office of The Cochran Firm today find out if you are eligible for compensation.
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