Turkey recall: How it ranks with major food recalls

Cargill has recalled roughly 36 million pounds of ground turkey products distributed nationwide. How does that compare with past food recalls?

5. Peanut butter recall – January 2009

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House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Rep. Bart Stupak (D) of Michigan (left) watches as Rep. Greg Walden (R) of Oregon holds up a container of food items that were recalled due to the recent salmonella outbreak associated with peanut products manufactured by the Peanut Corp. of America Feb. 11, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The contamination was linked to eight fatalities.

A Blakely, Ga., processing plant owned by Peanut Corp. of America, made peanut butter and paste that was contaminated with salmonella and sold to institutions and food manufacturers. The contamination was linked to eight fatalities and forced a massive recall, involving more than 200 companies and 2,100 products.

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