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Egg Baron Behind Salmonella Recall Has Been Keeping Dirty Coops Since 16

(Sept. 16) -- Recent reports have revealed that Jack DeCoster, the poultry baron at the center of the multistate egg recall, may have known about the salmonella at his farms for two years. But a new timeline assembled by Joe Fassler at The Atlantic suggests that DeCoster's misconduct goes all the way back to 1949, when he...

Amid Egg Recall, FDA Chief Calls for More Authority

(Aug. 23) -- The nation's top food safety official says her agency needs more authority to protect the public. In the meantime, she's advising consumers to think twice before ordering those eggs over easy or poached. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urged consumers today to avoid "runny egg yolks...

Farms Recalling Eggs Share Suppliers, Other Ties

WASHINGTON (Aug. 23) -- Two Iowa farms that recalled more than a half-billion eggs linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning share suppliers of chickens and feed as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal law, an egg industry spokeswoman said. Food and Drug...