( CNN ) -- FBI agents Monday raided a rural Georgia peanut butter plant suspected as the source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak , a CNN affiliate reported . The Food and Drug Administration launched a probe of Peanut Corporation of America on January 30 . The Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely , Georgia , was sealed off by federal authorities Monday morning , WALB reported . The company is accused of knowingly shipping tainted products now linked to nearly 600 illnesses , including eight deaths , in 43 states . The recent outbreak has led to one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history , encompassing more than 1,000 products . The Food and Drug Administration 's Office of Criminal Investigations launched a probe of the company on January 30 . Previously , the Peanut Corporation of America had said said it shipped products only after subsequent tests came back negative for salmonella . Representatives from the company have not returned repeated calls from CNN .
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 outbreak has led to one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history .