A federal judge has imposed the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case, according to the U.S. government.
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Blue Bell Creameries L.P. was recently ordered to pay more than $17 million in criminal penalties for shipping contaminated products linked to an outbreak of listeriosis in 2015.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman imposed the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case, according to a Sept. 17 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).