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Egg Recall Expands Again, May Be Nationwide Problem

By Andrew SchneiderAug 19th 2010 – 10:06AM
Paul Sakuma, AP

Paul Sakuma, AP

(Aug. 19) -- An Iowa egg producer has recalled an additional 152 million eggs potentially tainted with salmonella, acknowledging the problem may have spread to virtually all parts of the United States. Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, has now recalled 380 million eggs that were shipped to food wholesalers, distribution...

Over 380M Eggs Now Recalled in Salmonella Scare

Aug 19th 2010 – 7:07AM
Paul Sakuma, AP

Paul Sakuma, AP

ATLANTA (Aug. 19) -- Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to...

Big Egg Recall Came Despite FDA's New Salmonella Rules

By Katie DrummondAug 18th 2010 – 10:51AM

(Aug. 18) -- Millions of eggs have been recalled over concerns of salmonella contamination. While hardly the first such scare, the timing is noteworthy: It comes a month after the Food and Drug Administration started a crackdown on manufacturers meant to prevent just this kind of health hazard. Which eggs are involved in...

228M Eggs Recalled After Salmonella Outbreak

Aug 18th 2010 – 6:18AM
Corbis

Corbis

WASHINGTON (Aug. 18) -- An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said eggs from Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, were linked to several illnesses in Colorado, California and Minnesota. The CDC said...

Background on albertson

Albertsons is a supermarket chain that operates 463 grocery stores in California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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