Juice maker pleads guilty and pays $1.5 million in fatal poisoning case

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Odwalla Inc., which is based in Half Moon Bay, Calif., has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine after pleading guilty to 16 counts related to its sale of tainted apple juice. The case stems from the death of a baby girl and illness of 70 other people who drank the contaminated apple juice in 1996. The settlement, which is the largest criminal penalty in a food poisoning case, includes a $250,000 grant to non-profit food safety organizations and research centers. Odwalla, which will probably be sentenced to 5 years probation, already has settled more than a dozen private lawsuits filed after the juice contamination outbreak.

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Has agreed to pay $1.5 mil fine after pleading guilty to 16 counts related to sale of tainted apple juice

Legal issues & crime, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Canned Fruits & Vegetables, Canned foods, Odwalla Inc.

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US suit charges fraud by 2 big hospital chains

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Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and the Quorum Health Group has been sued by the US Justice Department for fraud related to a lengthy probe of their accounting activities. The government has charged the two companies with overstating expenses related to Federal programs such as Medicare. The lawsuit, which was filed in Federal District Court in Tampa, Fla., represents the first time that Columbia/HCA has been charged with widespread fraud violations. The charges stem from procedures within the Federal cost-reporting system.

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Has been sued by the US Justice Department for fraud related to a lengthy probe

General services, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Medical Management Services, Office Administrative Services, General Medical Hospitals, Hospitals, Quorum Health Group Inc., HCA Inc.

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