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The United States Federal Investigators have charged that the company responsible for salmonella-tainted peanut butter intentionally shipped peanut products, that the company knew were contaminated. The salmonella bacteria has infected and sickened over 501 people in 43 states since September and may be linked to eight deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The FDA found that on 12 occasions in 2007 and 2008, the Peanut Corporation of America shipped out peanut butter and peanut paste and ground roasted peanuts used in baked goods and candies sold in supermarkets. These peanut butter products were shipped even though it knew there was salmonella in the ingredients or finished products, officials have confirmed.

The Food and Drug Administration, Director of Food Safety said at the press conference that it's "a violation of the law" to ship contaminated products. "It's inconceivable that the FDA or the state of Georgia allowed a plant like this to operate," said a Seattle personal-injury attorney, who sued PCA in federal court in Albany, Ga., last week on behalf of a 7-year-old boy who got sick after eating salmonella-tainted peanut butter.  "This company ... got positive tests and shipped it in any event. If that’s not criminal behavior, I don’t know what is."

Salmonella can cause symptoms including diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. In severe cases, antibiotics and even hospitalization may be necessary to treat it. Young children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems are the most vulnerable.  It is believed that one-fifth of the victims in this outbreak are under age 5.

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