Committee on Energy and Commerce requests documents related to salmonella outbreak and egg recall
August 24th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Committee on Energy and Commerce requested on Monday documents and information related to the salmonella outbreak and the recent egg recalls in Iowa.
Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent letters to Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms of Iowa requesting the wanted information, including when government officials and customers of the affected egg products were first notified of the contamination.
The Committee also requested the inspection records for the companies’ facilities, the companies’ internal protocols and standards for monitoring and analyzing their product, and documents related to allegations of health, safety, environmental, or animal cruelty violations for the companies or any related companies.
On Friday, Hillandale Farms recalled eggs distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail grocery stores and foodservice companies which service or are located in fourteen states. The shell eggs have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
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