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Friday, March 01, 2013  Updated with video; Four people charged in connection with a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds are set to appear in federal court in south Georgia.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Updated with video; Tifton residents contacted FOX 31 about a possible Salmonella outbreak. Health officials say there have been ten reported cases in the area.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  An egg recall that has been linked to a salmonella outbreak has expanded to 380 million eggs in several states including Georgia, reported WAGA FOX 5 in Atlanta.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  Latest Georgia news, sports, business and entertainment

Thursday, April 23, 2009  An attorney representing victims of the salmonella outbreak is set to tour the Peanut Corp. of America processing plant in Blakely, Georgia, today linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak.

Sunday, March 22, 2009  An estimated 2,000 people poured into Blakely's court square to boost the image of the peanut.

Saturday, February 21, 2009  Newly-appointed Secretary of Agriculture addressed food safety at the 26th annual Georgia Farmer's Conference.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  The head of a small, family-owned peanut company at the heart of a salmonella investigation has been summoned to Congress by lawmakers seeking answers.

Monday, February 09, 2009  The FBI is assisting the federal investigation into the salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds and may have caused as many as eight deaths.

Sunday, February 01, 2009  Community leaders in Blakely, GA and Early County are trying to boost morale amidst a growing scandal at the Blakely peanut plant under investigation for Salmonella contamination.

Friday, January 30, 2009  Peanuts exported by Peanut Corp. of America were found to be contaminated and returned to the U.S. weeks before the earliest signs of a national salmonella outbreak.

Friday, January 09, 2009  Federal health officials say a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states -- including Georgia -- has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital.