Salmonella found at egg farm more than a week before recall

Records show Wright County Egg received positive test results for Salmonella enteritidis , the strain responsible for sickening more than 1,500 consumers, on Aug. 4. The company announced an egg recall Aug. 13.An Iowa egg producer involved in the biggest egg recall in U.S. history received a positive test result for Salmonella enteritidis on Aug. 4, more than a week before the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the bacteria's presence and pressed the company to launch the recall, according to records released Tuesday by congressional investigators.

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