date:Aug 14, 2013
al-Maine Foods Inc., the nations largest egg producer and distributor. Ohio is the nations number-two egg-producing state, with 28 million layers being housed there.
More than 90 percent of the egg cartons containing the adulterated eggs carried the U.S. Department of Agriculture grade mark for quality.
Agricultural Marketing Service was not notified by either FDA or the egg company about a Salmonella E. positive test. Rather, officials learned of the recall from the FDA Website, according to