An egg producer from Iowa is now a part of the recall. This was announced Friday showing more recall added to the list. 1,000 individuals in 10 states, says the Food and Drug Administration, have gotten sick which is why the half a billion eggs are being recalled. The salmonella issues have made Congress interested in an investigation. The FDA was given permission to come up with federal egg safety rules that began on July 9. Salmonella outbreaks could have effortlessly been prevented. The FDA says its new food safety laws would have protected from the outbreak. Post resource – Salmonella egg recall expanding; Congress launches investigation by Personal Money Store.
Violations normal for egg producer
The largest egg recall in recent history, as outlined by the FDA, started last week when Wright County Egg recalled 380 million eggs. One more 180 million eggs were recalled by Hillendale Farms. Quality Egg, supplied by Hillendale, was shown to have salmonella cases by the FDA. Monday was the day the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked for documents from the company. CNN reported this. The DeCoster agribusiness empire within the Midwest and Northeast own both Wright County Egg and Quality Egg. DeCoster companies have a history of questionable practices. In June, Jack DeCoster admitted to 10 civil counts of animal cruelty in Maine. DeCoster paid $ 3.6 million in a fine in 1996 because he allegedly had minors working on a Maine chicken farm in a sweatshop. In 2000, Iowa’s attorney general named DeCoster a “habitual violator” of state environmental laws following discharges of manure from hog-farming operations.
Getting eggs a bit safer with new rules
Until July 9, inspection of egg producers was the sole responsibility of the USDA. About 2,000 reports of illness have been traced to salmonella between May and July, which is nearly 3 times the typical figure, according to the Centers for Disease control. The inspection duties lay between the FDA and USDA now, reports the Wall Street Journal. New egg safety rules were put into place including having farms purchase hens and chicks only from suppliers who monitor salmonella. Also, feed and water have to be protected from contamination when eggs and facilities are often tested for salmonella. Farms have one year to change their standard.
Salmonella served any way you like it
Consumers are advised to throw away or take back any eggs in the recall. There are certain packing dates and location codes to help you know if your eggs are bad. Even so, a salmonella contamination expert told the Los Angeles Times that often there is some threat of salmonella poisoning from raw eggs. You won’t be able to easy find out if your egg has salmonella. It isn’t really detectable by taste, smell or looks. People have been contracting salmonella poisoning most likely from making hollandaise sauce or eating their eggs sunny side up. Fully cooking eggs will kill any salmonella bacteria. The yolk should be cooked hard. Making the eggs pasteurized can help dramatically as well. They are always safe. But consumers with eggs on the recall list should stay away from any risk and get their money back.
Further reading
CNN
cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/23/eggs.salmonella/index.html?npt=NP1
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704504204575445981962961848.html
Los Angeles Times
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