LAVC Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak & CDC Case Study

Step 1: Read the article below regarding the Salmonella Outbreak from Peanut Corp. of America that occurred in 2008. A year after this article published finding the executives of the company guilty of knowingly distributing peanut butter tainted with salmonella, a verdict in the trial has yet to be reached. Research the incident and share your thoughts on the topic.

https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/19/us/peanut-butter-salmonella-trial/index.html

Step 2: Research the incident from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) website to learn about the case

https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2009/peanut-butter-2008-2009.html

Step 3: Based on your readings, reply to the discussion and address the following questions:

• What you have learned regarding Salmonella?
• What your thoughts are regarding this incident that resulted in the death of 9 people and another 714 who fell ill?
• What do you feel the punishment for the executives should be and why?
• From a manager’s point of view, what you can do to ensure the safety of products being served in your restaurants?

Each question should be answer in a separate paragraph , minimum 50 words in length each, to receive full credit.