date:Jul 24, 2013
sumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis.
Shortly after large producers came under the rule, a nationwide SE outbreak was traced back to two Iowa farms. The two egg producers recalled more than half a billion eggs, making it the largest recall of table eggs in U.S. history.
After that, FDA enlisted several states to help it step up enforcement of the Egg Rule, which has since been applied to smaller producers.