[Newsbot]

Title: U.S. recall expands to more than half a billion eggs
Category: Health
Posted By: wildrosegirl
Date: 2010-08-21 09:28:15

[wildrosegirl]

Not the least bit surprising.

I watched a documentary a few years ago on the practices within the egg industry in the states and it's horrific. It's a miracle this hadn't happened ages ago, and repeatedly.

[Bruce_the_vii]

The total number of eggs caused me to almost fall off my stool. Some half a billion eggs gone wrong.

[wildrosegirl]

Bruce_the_vii Bruce_the_vii:

The total number of eggs caused me to almost fall off my stool. Some half a billion eggs gone wrong.

Yep. Approximately two days worth of the country's consumption.

What caught my eye was:

$1:

Federal officials say it's one of the largest egg recalls in recent history.

This isn't the largest. Frightening.

[sandorski]

This is one of the reasons why Corporate Farming is a bad idea.

[kenmore]

Is it just me? or is the food suppyl being fucked with? seems like every day some food is contminated with something.