Peanut Corporation of America plant is accused of knowingly shipping tainted goods . Those goods are linked to nearly 600 illnesses , including eight deaths , in 43 states . The Food and Drug Administration 's Office of Criminal Investigations launched a probe of the company on January 30 . The company has agreed to pay a record $289 million fine and plead guilty to charges that it failed to report the presence of salmonella at its plants for years.
Peanut Corporation of America plant is accused of knowingly shipping tainted goods . Those goods are linked to nearly 600 illnesses , including eight deaths , in 43 states . The company has agreed to pay a record $289 million fine and plead guilty to charges that it failed to report the presence of salmonella at its plants for years.