The search came after a Peanut Corporation of America plant in Plainview was found to have operated for four years without required safety inspections. That went unnoticed until a sister plant in Georgia was found to have shipped tainted peanut butter.
At least 350 Texas food makers, sellers unlicensed
DALLAS, TX
The Dallas Morning News reports the Texas Department of State
Health Services launched the statewide crackdown on unlicensed food
purveyors last year. Department spokeswoman Carrie Williams says
many of the companies were small firms unaware that they needed a
state license and, "for the most part, they have been more than
willing to get into compliance." No fines have been levied for
unsanitary conditions.
