Prison Terms For Corporate Officers Over Food Violations Worry Pharma
Executive Summary
Appeals court affirms sentencing of executives who pled guilty to FDCA misdemeanor violations for distribution of salmonella-contaminated eggs; split ruling finds that officers don't need to know they were violating law to be subject to imprisonment.
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