ALBUQUERQUE — A troubled New Mexico peanut butter plant that had its license yanked after being linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak reached a deal Friday to resume some operations on Wednesday under the eye of federal regulators.

A consent decree filed in federal court says Sunland Inc., the nation’s largest organic peanut butter producer, can reopen if it hires an independent expert to develop a sanitation plan, which then must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration.