A congressional committee on Tuesday subpoenaed the president of the company that owns the South Georgia peanut plant linked to the national salmonella outbreak.
Stewart Parnell, president of Peanut Corp. of America, had been called to appear before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, as hearings open Wednesday. But Parnell indicated he would not appear voluntarily and the committee voted Tuesday to issue a subpoena to compel his appearance.
The committee, headed by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), is investigating the salmonella outbreak that has been traced to Peanut Corp.s Blakely peanut processing plant. The number of people sickened by the outbreak rose to 600, affecting 44 states and is possibly the cause of eight deaths, federal officials said Tuesday.
The outbreak has prompted one of the largest food recalls in history, with 1,844 products on the federal off-limits list.
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