Personal Injury Law

Castleberry's Botulism Plant Forced To Shut Down

By Bill Marler, Esq.

NBC Augusta broke the story this afternoon that the Food and Drug Administration has closed down an Augusta food plant. In a statement released to NBC Augusta Monday morning, Castleberry's Food Company says their temporary emergency operating permit has been suspended by the FDA. There's no word when the plant will re-open.

As you may remember, a recall last summer forced the plant to stop production temporarily after dozens of cans of chili were found to contain botulism and several people became ill.

When I was in Washington D.C. last week I met Mr. Christopher D. Lischewski, CEO of Castleberry’s. I was impressed with his testimony.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).