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Kenneth Kendrick
Between September 1, 2008 and April 20, 2009, salmonella-tainted peanut butter originating from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) sickened 714 people across 46 states, contributing to nine deaths. Prior to the outbreak, former PCA assistant plant manager in Plainview, Texas, Kenneth Kendrick, had made multiple attempts to alert both state and federal officials to numerous public health violations he was witnessing. Following the outbreak, Kendrick worked with GAP and the consumer group, STOP Foodborne Illness, to blow the whistle – both on PCA’s dangerous practices, and the lack of timely response from officials who were supposed to be safeguarding the food supply.
The Peanut Corporation of America
Kenneth Kendrick served as assistant plant manager at the PCA plant from July 2006 through November 2006. Before the salmonella outbreak, Kendrick repeatedly reported to the Texas Department of Health incidences of rat infestation and feces in the product. Additionally, he reported a roof leak that allowed rainwater contaminated with bird feces to drip onto the peanuts. The Health Department did nothing, not even recognizing that the plant was operating without a license.
