by Doug Powell Executives with the Iowa egg farms at the center of last year’s Salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 2,000 and led to the recall of 500 million eggs are locked in a legal battle. Austin “Jack” DeCoster, the man who owns the egg farms, and his former right-hand man, John Glessner, are bickering… [Read more…]
August 29, 2011 by foodsafeguru
Although FDA inspectors rely heavily on company records in trying to determine whether eggs are being safely produced, access to those records isn’t guaranteed. That’s because federal law says inspectors aren’t entitled to information on the brands under which a company’s eggs are being sold to consumers unless the FDA has a “reasonable belief” the… [Read more…]
July 2, 2011 by foodsafeguru
Posted: July 2nd, 2011 – 6:09pm By Doug Powell Jack DeCoster, the Iowa egg producer whose farms were involved in a salmonella outbreak last year that sickened almost 2,000 people and led to a recall of 500 million eggs, is maybe getting out of the egg biz. The Des Moines Register reports two Iowa farm… [Read more…]
April 25, 2011 by foodsafeguru
by: Allison Balocca The Easter bunny came and went. Passover Seder has concluded. You’ve hard-boiled and possibly dyed them. Now what to do with those leftover eggs? Consider safety first. Raw eggs outlast hard-boiled eggs when it comes to freshness. Keep in mind these three rules: 1. Do not keep hard-boiled eggs for more than one… [Read more…]
April 21, 2011 by foodsafeguru
Easter egg hunt – use plastic eggs or egg-removed from shells for painting and hiding. Never use hard-cooked eggs and then leave out for the hunt and then eat them. We’re much smarter than that, aren’t we? Defusco’s Bakery , Rhode Island – one month after the Salmonella outbreak, State health officials have permanently closed… [Read more…]
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