Sunland
Inc. of Portales has been given permission to reopen its peanut processing
plant as part of a consent decree between the company and the federal Food and
Drug Administration.
The FDA had ordered the plant closed after shipments of
peanut butter and other peanut products sickened dozens across 42 states
earlier this year. The cause of the illness was salmonella, a bacteria that was
found on processing equipment in the plant.
The Sunland factory is the nation's
largest maker of organic peanut butter and its products were sold at Trader
Joes, among other stores.
According to a news release from the plant, all
employees will be returning to work. The peanut butter plant has not yet reopened
and it is unknown when or if it will.
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