The Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to a Georgia plant owned by Peanut Corp. of America, which makes peanut butter and peanut paste and sells it to institutions and food companies. The outbreak may have contributed to the deaths of six people and sickened more than 470 others in 43 states.
I don't think this was caused by criminal intent like the case in China, but it is likely it was caused by serious, if not criminal, neglect of safety procedures and safeguards.
I would like to see some type of personal prosecution and punishment here rather than a corporate fine.
Public Flogging comes to mind (another concept from Starship Troopers) but, no doubt, that would be considered cruel and unusual.
Well, the public humiliation would be the strongest lasting effect rather than the pain and scars left and it wouldn't be so unusual if it was administered often enough....
I suspect it would be a wake up call for Corporate America at all levels and types of activity.