FDA Review

President Barack Obama promised the nation that a review of the Food and Drug Administration would be carried out to find the cause of the salmonella outbreak.

Over 500 people have fallen sick and at least eight people have died. Officials say the Peanut Corp. of America shipped products that initially tested positive for salmonella after retesting and getting a negative result. The outbreak has led to a massive recall of products ranging from ice cream to cookies.

"I think that the FDA has not been able to catch some of these things as quickly as I expect them to catch it," said Obama. "And so we're going to be doing a complete review of FDA operations." The president went on to say that Americans should be able to count on the government to keep children safe when they eat peanut butter.

"That's what Sasha eats for lunch probably three times a week. And you know, I don't want to have to worry about whether she's going to get sick as a consequence of having her lunch," said the president.

The FDA has asked the Justice Department to investigate Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America. Before the salmonella outbreak federal food safety inspectors hadn't visited the plant since 2001.