IT'S A LOT OF PEANUT BUTTER TO THROW AWAY. TWO-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF UNTAINTED PEANUT BUTTER IS BEING DUMPED IN A CURRY COUNTY LANDFILL TO EXPEDITE THE SALE OF THE PORTALES PROCESSING PLANT THAT WAS AT THE HEART OF A 2012 SALMONELLA OUTBREAK. THE SUNLAND PLANT IS CLOSED AND IS IN BANKRUPTCY.
THE ONE-MILLION JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER WERE ORIGINALLY HEADED FOR COSTCO BUT THE WAREHOUSE STORE REFUSED TO TAKE SHIPMENT EVEN THOUGH TESTS SHOWED IT WAS SAFE. .
