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Food company agrees to pay $19.2M fine, forfeiture for tainted cereal

Largest criminal penalty in food safety case

02/03/23 6:17 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS food safety insanitary conditions Justice Department Kellogg's Honey Smacks Kerry salmonella salmonellosis

Food manufacturer Kerry Inc. has pleaded guilty to a charge that it made a popular Kellogg's breakfast cereal in “insanitary conditions,” leading to a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in 2018.

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