egg recall salmonella

Two of more than 1,500 consumers sickened by salmonella contamination that prompted the recall of 500 million eggs told a Congressional committee their horror stories today as officials of two egg companies apologized to legislators skeptical they had really reformed. "What we learned about the...

Evidence of hundreds of positive tests for Salmonella contamination in the past two years at the egg-producing facilities in Iowa that had to recall some 500 million eggs have congressional leaders questioning this "disturbing" revelation. More than 1,500 people were sickened in a Salmonella...

The recall of half a billion eggs potentially tainted by salmonella has scared shoppers, who are increasingly willing to pay higher prices for safer eggs. Organic and premium egg producers are now struggling to keep up with demand.