The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that feed given to chickens at both Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg could be the source of the Salmonella bacteria that has caused an outbreak of 2,403 confirmed illnesses throughout the United States.
As reported on CNN.com today:
Testing at two Wright County Egg
While details on the full magnitude of the nationwide Wright County Egg recall and related Salmonella enteritidis outbreak continue to unfold, the conversation on prevention has begun. One such preventative measure being discussed involves vaccinations.
In an article published in today’s Washington Post by Associated Press writer Michael Crumb, he writes:
Low-cost vaccines that may
The link between Hillandale and Wright County Egg was made clearer this morning by Mary Clare Jalonick of the Associated Press who reported that both businesses "share suppliers of chickens and feed as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal law."
The company Quality Egg supplies young chickens
Against a backdrop of a recall of 380 million eggs and thousands of Salmonella illnesses nationwide, numerous commentators have been pointing out the long history of violations amassed by Wright County Egg owner Jack DeCoster.
Yesterday ABC news reported on DeCoster’s past. There have been labor problems:
In the summer of 1996 when DeCoster
The list keeps expanding of manufacturers who packaged and sold Wright County eggs, currently the subject of a massive recall related to an ongoing nationwide Salmonella outbreak. Thankfully, we have people like Phyllis Entis over at eFoodAlert.com to help keep up on the ever-expanding list of implicated products being recalled in this debacle. Phyllis
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds consumers to pay special attention to the handling of eggs and preparation of foods that contain eggs during this holiday season. Some holiday favorites, such as cookie dough, homemade eggnog, and some types of stuffing, may contain eggs that are raw or undercooked.
Eggs sometimes contain
September’s spinach scare and the new warnings on Salinas Valley, Calif., lettuce are reminders to home cooks to keep food safety in mind.
It’s an issue that I’ve been watching since I noted last spring that a few recipes, such as those calling for raw eggs, are outdated.
Specifically, I’ve found recipes for chocolate mousse,
The Associated Press reports that one of the nation’s largest egg producers was barred Friday from selling over 4 million eggs deemed unfit for human consumption.
The eggs were stored in a barn in Croton belonging to Ohio Fresh Eggs. Inspectors found the eggs at room temperature, in violation of health standards, the Ohio Department