Local Eggs Still Sunnyside Up

As of Wednesday, August 25, 2010

So far, eggs in North Carolina are A-OK.

"The good news is that no eggs from the Iowa farms - responsible for the recent salmonella outbreak - have come to chain stores in North Carolina," says David Sweat, epidemiologist with the state Department of Public Health.

In the past 10 days, more than a half-billion eggs from Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms in Iowa, sold under a dozen brands, have been recalled.

The Iowa producers have been cited in the past for numerous safety infractions. Sources for the salmonella could be rodents, contaminated hens or tainted food.

These salmonella-infected eggs have sickened 1,500 people in 14 states. No deaths have resulted. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, cramps and fever, which are especially dangerous for small children, the elderly and people with immune deficiencies.

To read the full story please see The Pilot print edition.

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JimCessna 1 year, 5 months ago

This article is very deceptive as eggs from from these farms have been linked to several cases in North Carolina. Although the eggs may not have been distributed to area stores, they were sold to suppliers who furnish eggs and egg products to restaurants. An outbreak of salmonella (80 people) in April from a restaurant in Durham has been directly linked to the Iowa farms. Also Cal-Maine Foods Inc. which has distribution points in North and South Carolina purchased 9.6 million of the eggs on the recall list.

debsalomon 1 year, 5 months ago

For JimCessna: The entire story, which appears in The Pilot print edition, reports the outbreak in Durham as described by David Sweat, state epidemiologist. He reports that the outbreak in Durham (60 people who consumed pie meringue) was from the same strain of salmonella as found in eggs from the two Iowa farms but he did not confirm origin of the egg product implicated in the Durham incident. As of yesterday, none of the FDA or other regulatory sites list infected eggs distributed in North Carolina. However, reports change from day to day.

greentara13 1 year, 5 months ago

I love my free range local eggs! They are NOT from a commercial chicken farm.
Actually, people need to be aware that if your eggs come from a chicken house type of farm, you are not getting your vitamin D from those eggs. No sun = no Vit D. Eat free range chicken eggs (you can tell the difference in the color of the yolks).

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