Another Peanut Plant Closes Amid Salmonella Investigation
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The only plant operated by a Virginia-based peanut processor that hasn't been linked to possible salmonella contamination has shut down.
Tidewater Blanching in southeastern Virginia closed on Friday, the same day that Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy attorney Andrew Goldstein of Roanoke says the Suffolk plant had about 13 workers.
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Virginia agriculture spokeswoman Elaine Lidholm says inspectors found minor problems at the plant in 2007 and 2008, including flaking paint and evidence of rodents.
A nationwide salmonella outbreak has been traced to the company's plant in Blakely, Ga. A second plant in Plainview, Texas, was closed last week after preliminary tests showed possible salmonella contamination.