Ron Simon Investigates PCA Peanut Plant – Watch the NBC Video

I had the opportunity to investigate first-hand the PCA peanut processing plant in Blakely, Georgia yesterday.  This plant was the subject of the recent peanut butter salmonella recall that sickened 691 people and killed 9. 

Below is the NBC videotape of my investigation, which showed rats, insects, roaches, standing water and roof leaks inside the plant – not the the kind of stuff you want in your peanut butter:

 

We now represent over 100 victims of this salmonella outbreak, including 2 of the families that lost a loved one.

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