Could Anyone At PCA Go To Jail?

The salmonella outbreak associated with Peanut Corp. of America’s (PCA) peanut products is one of the biggest tainted-food cases in recent history.

Should the government prove that a company knew its products were contaminated and proceeded to market them, the misdemeanor is elevated to a felony.

The maximum fine for felony adulteration is $10,000. The maximum prison sentence is three years.

But investigators are aware that few food-related investigations turn into prosecutions and even fewer land anyone in jail.

Nine people are believed to be dead from eating bad peanut products from PCA. 666 people nationwide have been sickened.