Moisture from a leaky roof and a faulty sprinkler caused a salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut butter plant, according to the company. 400 people nationwide got sick earlier this year from eating Con Agra’s peanut butter. The company says salmonella spread in the Sylvester plant – near Albany -- after a rainstorm caused the roof to leak and a faulty sprinkler went off twice. ConAgra says it thought the plant was thoroughly cleaned, but somehow salmonella made its way into the peanut butter before it was packaged. The company faces several class-action lawsuits.
