- On June 14, 2018, the Kellogg Company voluntarily recalled impacted packages of Honey Smacks cereal following an announcement by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of
CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT
Blue Bell Fined Record $17.25 Million in Post-Conviction Criminal Penalties for Listeria Outbreak
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- As previously reported on this blog, a multi-state listeriosis outbreak in 2015 linked to Blue Bell Creameries LP’s ice cream products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes led to recalls, state
Blue Bell Pleads Guilty to Distributing Adulterated Ice Cream and Former President Faces Charges of Criminal Conspiracy to Conceal Listeria Contamination
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- A multi-state listeriosis outbreak linked to consumption of Blue Bell Creameries’ ice cream products in 2015 lead to state regulatory enforcement actions (discussed here) and multiple civil lawsuits. As
Petition to Supreme Court Denied for DeCosters (Strict Criminal Liability)
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- The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case of two executives from Quality Egg who were sentenced to prison under the Park Doctrine, also known as the Responsible Corporate
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Roos Blues
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Roos Foods pleads guilty to FD&C Act violation in connection with 2014 Listeria outbreak.
- Thanks to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA now has the authority to suspend
“Snake Oil” Sweep
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Sweeping federal probe leads to numerous charges against dietary supplements makers.
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- Dietary supplement makers have come under fire in recent years as federal and state regulators
PCA Prison Penalties
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Former Peanut Corporation of America owner receives 28-year prison sentence.
- As previously covered on this blog, the 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products distributed by Peanut Corporation of
DOJ Sets Sights on Supplements
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DOJ indicates “illegal activity in the dietary supplement industry” as a high priority.
- The dietary supplement industry has had its share of negative publicity in 2015, ranging from the New
Supplement Strikeout
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Supplement company ordered to cease production and marketing after repeat violations.
- FDA has the authority to regulate dietary supplements. The Agency enforces legal and regulatory provisions applicable to supplements in
PCA Convictions Confirmed
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Judge upholds convictions of defendants in Peanut Corporation of America case.
- In 2008-2009, peanut products distributed by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) were linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened