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Largest Egg Recall in US History Brings Renewed Attention to Dangers of Industrial Farming

The largest egg recall in US history is bringing renewed attention to the dangers of factory farming and to growing consolidation in the industries responsible for the food many Americans eat. Over half a billion eggs have been pulled off US shelves in the past two weeks following an outbreak of salmonella in the Midwest. Nearly 1,300 cases of people sickened by the eggs have been reported. Despite the size of the recall, responsibility falls on just two factory farms: Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, both from Iowa. Ref. Source 8

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I believe they are placing the blame on rats that got into the chickens feed and spread the disease. They are now going to inoculate the chickens so that they can not catch or pass on the salmonella to their eggs.