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Peanut butter plant closure angers New Mexico town

By By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press PORTALES, N.M. (AP) - Farmers in a revered peanut-growing region along the New Mexico-Texas border should be celebrating one of the best harvests in recent memory. Instead, millions of pounds of their prized sweet Valencia peanuts sit in barns at a peanut butter

FDA suspends operations at peanut butter plant

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a New Mexico peanut butter plant that had repeated food safety violations over several years, using new authority to halt operations at facilities that may be producing unsafe food. The

FDA: Company shipped tainted peanut butter

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A New Mexico peanut company linked to a recent salmonella outbreak distributed peanut and almond butters after its own internal testing showed the products were contaminated, the Food and Drug Administration says. Sunland Inc. is the

Nestle recalls Nesquik due to salmonella risk

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - Nestle USA is recalling some of its Nesquik chocolate powder because of a possible salmonella risk. The food maker said Thursday that the Nesquik involved was in 10.9-, 21.8- and 40.7-ounce canisters produced in early October and sold at retailers across the country. Nestle