FDA Suspension Authority Limits Peanut Recall, But FSMA Remains Grounded

In 2009, salmonella-contaminated peanut products dominated the headlines, sparked renewed concerns about food safety and spurred a successful legislative push for what became the Food Safety Modernization Act.

But more than three years after now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America’s tainted ingredients reportedly killed nine consumers and sickened hundreds, peanut butter maker Sunland Inc. found itself caught in an all-too-familiar outbreak scenario