ConAgra May Face Criminal Charges in 2007 Peanut Butter Recall

ConAgra Foods is likely to face a criminal charge now that the U.S. government has completed its investigation of the company's 2007 peanut butter recall.

ConAgra Foods is likely to face a criminal charge now that the U.S. government has completed its investigation of the company's 2007 peanut butter recall, according to an article in PilotOnline.com. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Georgia, Pam Lightsey, said Tuesday that prosecutors plan to reveal details of the investigation Wednesday

ConAgra spokeswoman Teresa Paulsen declined to comment on the investigation Tuesday, but the company previously has said it was negotiating an end to the investigation that would likely include a misdemeanor charge of shipping tainted products. Read the article at PilotOnline.com.