Rodent droppings.
The main cause of salmonella in eggs...
If you're not convined that the local food movement has set a new paradigm in motion consider the latest national news developments.
The U.S. egg recall now stands at 380 million throughout 8 states and continues to growing hourly as the mass spread of salmonella poisoning from a single Iowa egg producer infects the country.
Symptoms of salmonella can be severe and include diarrhea, abdominal cramping, fever and occure with 8 to 72 hours after contamination. Salmonella can be life-threatening.
Distributed largely under the market names Albersons, Lucerne, Sunshine, Hillandale, and Ralphs these tainted eggs from Wright County Egg are the terrorist of the day. I can't help but recall a conversation I once had with a woman who told me she would rather 'get her eggs from a supermarket than a farm, because at least that way I know where they were coming from.'
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to investigate the latest outbreak of salmonella.
Thoroughly cooking eggs can kill the bacteria. According to the U.S. Health Department, cooking eggs at temperatures of 160°Fahrenheit or more is sufficient to kill salmonella.
Here at TheDahliaFarm.com we recommend people just throw away eggs not purchased from your local farmer.
