date:Jul 24, 2013
ith fewer than 3,000 laying hens and those who sell all of their eggs directly to consumers are exempt from the Egg Safety Rule.
The campaign to increase the safety of the 80 billion table eggs Americans consume annualy began in 2009 when the Rule was published. It first applied in 2010 to more than 500 U.S. egg producers with 50,000 or more laying hens.
If the Egg Safety Rule is successful, it will annually prevent 30 deaths and an estimated 79,000 cases of food borne illnesses caused by con