Lawmaker calls for criminal probe in peanut recall
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
(AP) -- A leading lawmaker is calling for a federal probe of possible criminal violations at a Georgia peanut facility linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak.
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