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The life sentence was handed down to Stewart Parnell, who at the time of the outbreak was both CEO and owner of the Peanut Corporation of America – the company responsible for the contamination. He was convicted of 70 felony charges for the role he played in the outbreak, which killed nine people and caused hundreds to become ill.
Stewart Parnell was accused of faking test results to show that salmonella-contaminated peanuts were in fact safe to consume. Investigators testified that they found correspondence and records that proved Stewart Parnell still knowingly shipped the unsafe peanuts to customers.
The US Justice Department states that this groundbreaking case has resulted in the largest sentence ever handed down in a US food safety case.
Parnell's two co-defendants, his brother Michael Parnell and the plant's former manager for quality control Mary Wilkerson, were also convicted on federal conspiracy charges and each sentenced to 20 years and 5 years respectively.
Earlier this year, US food manufacturer ConAgra Foods was fined over US $11 million dollars after it pled guilty to federal misdemeanour charges for distributing salmonella contaminated peanut butter. At the time, the penalty was the largest criminal fine ever issued in a food safety case.
Stuart Delery, acting Associate Attorney General for the US Justice Department, used the ConAgra case as an example of how the FDA and the Justice Department are clamping down on food safety offenders.
"This case is proof that the department is dedicated to using all the tools that we have two ensure that food processors and manufacturers and handlers live up to their obligations to protect the public safety," he said.
McDonald's stores throughout Australia are being forced to take down all of their new menu boards after it was discovered they are in breach of fast food labelling laws.
The current digital displays do not show the kilojoule information for each menu item, which is a requirement for all fast food businesses under the NSW Food Authority fast food labelling laws. According to these laws, all items listed on a fast food menu are required to have the number of kilojoules printed in the same size as the price.
"In consultation with the NSW Food Authority we have proactively made some edits to our new digital menu boards to enable additional comparison between products," said McDonald's spokesman Chris Grant.
"We are fully supportive of kilojoule labelling as a way to provide our customers with information to help them make informed choices."
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McDonald's were initially criticised about the menu boards when they first began rolling out to 700 stores across Australia.
According to Fairfax Media, the new animated menus keep customers waiting for up to one minute before providing them with any information relating to the number of kilojoules in an item. Then once the information does appear, it lasts on the screen for just seven seconds.
"Our customers provided us with clear feedback that our old static menu boards were cluttered and difficult to read," Grant explains as one of the reasons behind the menu change.
Breaching the NSW Food Authority's food labelling laws can cost businesses fines of up to AUD $275,000, although in this instance McDonald's have reportedly not been issued any penalty.
"The NSW Food Authority employs an escalated enforcement policy where in the first instance, where there is no public health or safety risk, it works with business to drive compliance," said a spokeswoman for the NSW Food Authority when asked about a potential fine.
Despite having the new digital menus up for just over two months, the fast food giant has promised to have them amended in all 700 stores by the end of the month so that they obey the fast food labelling laws.
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