Egg farm owners plead guilty after salmonella outbreak

The owners of Quality Egg, based in northwest Iowa, pleaded guilty to charges related to a massive salmonella outbreak in 2010 in which thousands of people fell ill and 550 million eggs were recalled, says USA Today. Under a plea agreement, the company agreed to pay a fine of $6.8 million and pleaded guilty to one… » Read More

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