Well, it appears that the Salmonella outbreak traced to two egg farms in Iowa may be over. The topic has certainly gotten plenty of press on the national news. While the two farms are not shipping eggs to consumers at the present, the FDA report on what they found at the farms is sickening.

According to Medscape from WebMD Health News: “Among other things, FDA investigators found:

• Huge manure pits open to outside animals.
• Evidence that rodents, wild birds, and other animals could enter the hen houses via missing siding and gaps in doors and walls.
• Actual sightings of rodents, birds, and bird nests inside the facilities.
• So many live flies that they were crushed underfoot on walkways. Maggots “too numerous to count” were seen in at least one manure pit.
• Farm workers went from hen house to hen house without cleaning their tools or changing their shoes or clothing — which can spread germs between houses.
• Uncaged birds tracked manure from the pits to the laying houses.”

Eggs are still being sold to food makers who use them in their products but they are sterilized during processing. Let’s see…do you want scrambled or over easy? Or maybe some raw cookie dough. bjmdjd

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