In New Jersey, Atlantic County remains the hardest hit, with five cases. Camden, Hudson, Morris, and Ocean counties each have reported two cases, with single cases reported in Bergen, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth, Salem, Union, and Warren.
Federal health officials have asked the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America. The outbreak is believed to have started in its Georgia plant.