As reported by ProPublica and others, the FDA – who is responsible for the country’s food supply – actually rarely inspects farms. And when they do, normally after a problem, what is found can be alarming.
Standard white eggs in a carton
The salmonella outbreak that has necessitated the recall of over half a billion eggs has also necessitated the need for inspections at some of the nations largest egg farms.
And the inspection reports point to “excessive amounts of manure” as in 4 to 8 feet high in some areas, mice, an abundance of flies, and more live and dead maggots than could be counted.
And the report goes on to chronicle appealing conditions in hen-houses with several companies. According to the CDC, over 1,400 people have suffered personal injury and illness as a result of this outbreak.
To make matter worse, according to ProPublica, both of the companies cited in the report and that are at the center of the salmonella outbreak are connected to Jack DeCoster. Mr, DeCoster’s companies have had a history of environmental, labor, immigration and animal abuse problems according to local papers.
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