Salmonella Egg Recall Draws Congress
The egg recall and Salmonella outbreaks that have sickened hundreds if not thousands of Americans have prompted a member of Congress to start asking questions.
The Washington Post said Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., will ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA what they knew about the activities Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, -- the egg producer at the center of the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that has sickened people in at least 10 states. Minnesota, Colorado, California, Texas, and Wisconsin are among those states.
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DeLauro chairs the House Appropriations agriculture subcommittee.In the past 20 years, the DeCoster family that runs the company, has withstood a string of reprimands, penalties and complaints about its performance, the Post reported. DeLauro wants to know what regulators knew about the problems.
The DeCoster family also has ties to Hillandale Farms of Iowa, which on Friday recalled 170 million eggs distributed to 14 states in the Midwest and West.
The egg recall all together applies to 550 million eggs. The FDA oversees inspections of shell eggs and the Agriculture Department is in charge of inspecting other egg products. The Post said that 26 Salmonella outbreaks investigated by federal agencies found that 15 pointed to Wright County Egg.
Minnesota Department of Health has associated a Salmonella Enteritidis at a restaurant in Bemidji, Minnesota, to eggs from Hillandale.
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