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August 31, 2010

Mice, Maggots, Manure Found at Factory Egg Farms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
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Federal investigators have finally had a chance to inspect the factory
egg farms in Iowa linked to the largest salmonella outbreak of its kind
in the United States. Inside the henhouses, investigators found live
mice, infestations of flies and maggots, and eight-foot-high piles of
manure. FDA officials also found that water that had been used to wash
eggs at one of the farms had been tested positive for salmonella.



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