IT'LL BE A HUGE BOOST FOR THE ECONOMY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE SUNLAND PEANUT BUTTER PLANT IN PORTALES…SHUT DOWN FOR MONTHS DUE TO A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK…HAS BEGUN TEST PRODUCTION AGAIN. AND COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT KATALIN COBURN TELLS 770 KKOBFULL PRODUCTION ISN'T FAR AWAY.
THE SUNLAND PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE FDA LAST YEAR AFTER ITS PRODUCTS WERE LINKED TO DOZENS OF SALMONELLA CASES. SUNLAND IS THE LARGEST ORGANIC PEANUT BUTTER PRODUCER IN THE COUNTRY.
