Updated Tuesday, August 30, 2010* (See Below)
OVER 500 MILLION EGGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE USA. Since this posting, the egg recall has been expanded to 550 million eggs according to the latest posting from REUTERS NEWS AGENCY. That is the equivalent of 45.8333 million dozen!!! That is the equivalent of 183.333 MILLION RESTAURANT SIZED OMELLETES. THAT IS A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO KILL more than every American ALIVE TODAY. This represents about 8.5% of the total egg production estimate for the USA in 2009 (6.5 billion). THIS IS ROUGHLY TWO EGGS PER EVERY LIVING AMERICAN. THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. THIS IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
NOT ONLY IS THIS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY, IT IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE! DO NOT ALLOW THESE PEOPLE TO STAY IN BUSINESS. BOYCOTT ANY AND ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS STARTING TODAY.
THE FOOD AND DAIRY INDUSTRY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS GROWING PROBLEM OF SALMONELLA AND OTHER FORMS OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION FOR MANY YEARS. IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY BECOME ILL FROM TAINTED DAIRY PRODUCTS (FOR EXAMPLE; DIARRHEA, VOMITING, FEVER... and so on..) and you have recently been sold dairy products - especially EGGS - a suggestion: send all of your doctor bills to the place where you purchased these tainted products.
They may protest their innocence, they might even develop a law suit* against this blog, but make no mistake about it...they have possibly compromised your health, your safety and your life for the potential of making a few miserable cents on the sale of these compromised "food products". RETURN ANY AND ALL EGGS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS TO YOUR LARGE SCALE RETAILER OF THESE PRODUCTS TODAY!!!
Also, one study estimated that eggborne illnesses in the USA exceeded 180,000 in year 2000. It should be pointed out that roughly 200 people have been sickened per week since May of this year. This would be equivalent to 10,400 people being sickened per year ~ a figure which sounds low based on the year 2000 study.
There is abundant literature concerning salmonella in eggs and other contamination. We hope to return with more information for you shortly. Please visit our Google Books section (below) on Food Safety. It should also be pointed out that we have not named the companies identified in the principal investigation of this outbreak. Please contact us or leave a comment if you need these names.
The egg recall has been expanded as of Saturday, August 21, 2010. The USA Today news website has done quite a good story on this latest outbreak, link to it here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-08-19-salmonella19_ST_N.htm
And now it looks like the Egg Recall will be expanded even beyond the staggering half-billion mark. We are guesstimating that the number could come close to one billion eggs. This comes from REUTERS NEWS AGENCY and other news outlets, as of Monday, August 23, 2010. Although, we more than expected this when CNN reported today that the source of the origin of the outbreak has not been identified yet. The new rules (guidelines, really) went into effect only July of this year - at least 3 months too late, perhaps? See the "Draft Guidance for Industry Link", below. Please send us your comments or to the FDA. But, please be advised, the FDA and every County Agent or Dept. of Agriculture Office is probably swamped west of the Mississipi River.
*You probably heard of the disgusting news developments on your evening news last night. It appears that sanitation was neglected at the farms that produced these eggs. The news was sickening but should have been more graphic, in our estimation. Why have the media not been able to produce more video or photographic evidence? ABC News Video Link (Monday, August 30, 2010).
FOM: *U.S. Egg Producers Failed to Follow Own Safety Plan (REUTERS News Agency),FDA Head Says More Recall Eggs are Possible (REUTERS NEWS AGENCY, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010), Cracks in the System: Egg Recall Reveals Flaws in FDA (ABC News, Monday, Aug.23, 2010), Chief: FDA Needs More Enforcement Authority (CBS News, Monday, August 23, 2010), Second Iowa Farm Recalls Eggs in Salmonella Sweep (REUTERS News Agency, Sat. Aug. 21, 2010), ABC News's Take on the Egg Recall, Egg Salmonella Outbreak Expected to Grow (from CBC News), How to Recognize Recall Egg Cartons (from Yahoo!News). Food Related Illness and Death in the United States (Report from the CDC). List of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the USA (from the Wikipedia). FDA - Press Release on the Egg Recall. Egg Recall Expanded to 380 Million Eggs (REUTERS NEWS AGENCY). YouTube Video Link. Google Search of Related Links. 228 MILLION EGGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. Wright County Voluntary Egg Recall (posted by the FDA). Link to the Minnesota Egg Salmonella Report. FOOD SECURITY. SALMONELLA. Link to FDA Recall Notices. KDLT News Story on the Same. US Centers for Disease Control. Salmonella and Eggs. Egg Safety Center.org. Draft Guidance for Industry: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation; Availability. Biosecurity
Books on Food Safety: Food Safety Sourcebook, Food Safety, Food Safety: A Reference Handbook, The Food Safety Information Handbook
Other content: Triple yolk egg found. Wikipedia link on Veggie Libel Law/s
* Please note: Any veggie libel law suit against this blog or posting will be answered with a counter suit - for 10X your company and your legal firm's total earnings.
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