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Man Behind Summer Egg Recall Linked to November Egg Recall

(Nov. 10) -- The man behind this summer's 550 million egg recall is at it again. Egg seller Cal-Maine announced last week a recall of almost 300,000 eggs potentially infected with salmonella enteritidis, the same culprit as last time. The eggs are linked to the freewheeling poultry cowboy whose produce sickened some...

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...

Supplier in Egg Recall Has History of Violations

WASHINGTON (Aug. 22) -- 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 Sunday. Food and Drug...