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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: jimmy olsen on September 24, 2015, 08:29:26 PM

Title: 28 years for salmonella: Peanut exec gets groundbreaking sentence
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 24, 2015, 08:29:26 PM
Excellent news. Now if only this would become the norm for executives who knowingly put lives and the broader economy at risk.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/21/us/salmonella-peanut-exec-sentenced/
Title: Re: 28 years for salmonella: Peanut exec gets groundbreaking sentence
Post by: Jaron on September 24, 2015, 10:22:15 PM
I read the article but I didn't see whether he is being punished for being at the helm during the shipping of the tainted food, or if he somehow knew the food had been compromised and allowed it go to market anyway. What's the deal, Tim?
Title: Re: 28 years for salmonella: Peanut exec gets groundbreaking sentence
Post by: Tonitrus on September 24, 2015, 10:35:32 PM
Quote from: Jaron on September 24, 2015, 10:22:15 PM
I read the article but I didn't see whether he is being punished for being at the helm during the shipping of the tainted food, or if he somehow knew the food had been compromised and allowed it go to market anyway. What's the deal, Tim?

Your question is answered in the first paragraph.