Stewart parnell, the former ceo of the now-bankrupt peanut corporation of america, was charged with falsifying food safety reports required by the fda. the reports certified that his peanut base product was salmonella free. in some cases, the tests were not yet complete when the certification was done and in other cases the tests indicated the presence of salmonella. who else would be criminally responsible for the shipment of contaminated product?

The person responsible for the certifications could also be  criminally responsible.

Explanation:

In the text above we can notice the variation of the salmonela results tests in which implies that someone deliberately changed the certificates.

The person who emitted the certificates before the tests even been ready indicates an indirect influence on the decision, either through bribery or internal agreements, this shows that they would work in conjunction with Stewart Parnell  to release unsafe products.

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