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Egg Recall Fallout Continues

posted on August 27, 2010 04:47 PM

title The repercussions of a salmonella outbreak linked to a pair of Iowa egg producers continues to reverberate throughout the national economy. As grocery stores pull recalled egg cartons from shelves, poultry producers have braced for a consumer backlash.

According to the United Egg Producers, the more than half-a-billion recalled eggs represent only 1 percent of annual nationwide production. Nevertheless, the wholesale price of eggs has soared 40 percent in the two weeks since the recall b

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