Roach infestation closes California poultry plant

LIVINGSTON, Calif. - January 9, 2014

One of the biggest foster farms plants in California is infested with live cockroaches according to the USDA.

The agency says the infestation posed a public health threat and operation at the plant will be suspended until the problem is resolved.

A representative for foster farms says the plant has been treated and no other facilities were affected.

The same plant is linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 400 people last year.

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