Notorious egg seller ‘Jack’ DeCoster gets jail time for salmonella outbreak

[Disir]

Maine’s most infamous businessman, Austin “Jack” DeCoster, and his son were sentenced Monday to three months in jail for their role in a 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of people nationwide.

DeCoster, 81, of Turner and his son Peter DeCoster, 51, of Clarion, Iowa, pleaded guilty last year to selling contaminated eggs from their Iowa egg farms. Under the sentence handed down Monday in federal court in Sioux City, the DeCosters were also fined $100,000 each.

Their company, Quality Egg, had pleaded guilty to bribing a federal inspector and other charges, and was fined $6.79 million.

The DeCosters previously owned egg farms in the Maine towns of Turner, Leeds and Winthrop, but sold them in late 2011. They now lease their Iowa facilities to another company.
Notorious egg seller Jack DeCoster gets jail time for salmonella outbreak - The Portland Press Herald Maine Sunday Telegram

I don't think that 3 months is long enough for bribery.

 

[Stephanie]

Is this a joke?

Notorious egg seller

 

[Delta4Embassy]

If people knew where their food comes from, and under what conditions it was made, they wouldn't eat it.

 

[Disir]

If people knew where their food comes from, and under what conditions it was made, they wouldn't eat it.

Agreed.

 

[waltky]

Salmonella linked to French baby formula...

Lactalis recalls baby formula after salmonella discovery
Dec. 11, 2017 -- French authorities have ordered a recall of baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy company Lactalis after discovery of salmonella.

The French Ministry of Solidarity and Health also ordered a ban on the sale of the products until the matter is resolved. Lactalis Nutrition Sante Group agreed to the ban and a recall of millions of its products around the world -- where it operates in 85 countries and employs 75,000 people. The recalled and banned products were sold under the names Picot SL, Pepti Junior 1, Milumel Bio 1 and Picot Riz. Markets in Greece, Morocco, Sudan, Peru, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China are affected.

French company Lactalis agreed to a ban on infant milk formula and a recall of its products after 26 cases of salmonella bacteria were reported in 26 infants this month.​

Lactalis spokesman Michel Nalet said products made since February will be recalled. He added that the company has not received information about any salmonella infection outside of France. Salmonella bacteria can cause diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps, and poses a dehydration risk. It is typically caused by intestinal bacteria in farm animals.

The recall follows the salmonella infection of 20 infants in France this month, followed by identification of a salmonella agona bacterial infection of five more infants this week. It prompted a limited recall of 12 Lactalis products and the possible contamination of 7,000 tons of products. All the babies infected have survived. In the United States Lactalis owns companies that make cheese under the brands Président, Sorrento, Precious, Rondelé and Galbani. None of the U.S.-based divisions are involved in the recall.

Lactalis recalls baby formula after salmonella discovery