By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 11, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three-year-old Jacob Hurley nodded eagerly when he heard the name of his favorite food — Austin toasty crackers with peanut butter — his enthusiasm unaffected even after an 11-day bout with salmonella.
Jacob’s father, Terence Hurley, was one of three family members testifying to Congress about the effects of an ongoing outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 600 people, may have killed eight, and caused one of the biggest food recalls in U.S. history.
“Can you imagine the effect on a parent if you knew you’d been poisoning your 3-year-old child?” Oregon Republican Representative Greg Walden asked the hearing of the House of Representatives oversight subcommittee hearing.
via Family tells how tainted peanuts sickened child | Reuters .
Who makes those Austin peanut butter crackers? Oh, that’s right, the company fires people for smoking weed, I remember now.
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