In this case the butter flavor was shipped to the plant where it was to be used in production of popcorn. It was mishandled at the plant, and the plant didn't follow FDA safety guidelines. The supplier was slapped with a 20 million dollar verdict, not the plant, even though the supplier had nothing to do with mishandling the product. It was the plant management who failed to follow instructions. Think

Butter flavor supplier=Coors
Plant management=whoever gave him the beer
Dead workers=dead Ryan Pisco

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