Former juice company owner pleads guilty to selling contaminated products, faces $742K fine.

Former Sunnyside juice company owner Mary Ann Bliesner, 83, pleaded guilty to selling contaminated fruit juice products, affecting clients including federal school lunch programs. The FDA found unsanitary conditions and contaminants like rodent feces and mold at her facility. Bliesner and her company, Valley Processing Inc., will pay a fine of over $742,000, with sentencing set for March 26, 2025.

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