The egg recall can boost local sales
There are hard times for restaurants,grocery stores and egg farmers that continue to work hard to instill consumer confidence.
American consumers are now tired of checking serial numbers and bar codes, avoiding certain foods, and feeling like their grocery shopping is a trial and error process.
Half billion eggs were recalled across the country but the real problem was tracked back to just one or two farms. The weird thing is they’ve triggered thousands of illnesses across the country. That’s because these farms and factories are mass producing and distributing food.
The FDA has traced one of the sources of salmonella back to a massive mill that produces chicken feed. Some chickens were infected by the feed and passed the bacteria onto their eggs.
But you don’t have to wait for the FDA to finished their investigation!tYou can keep track of your own food. Experts say, one way is to buy local, whether it’s fresh produce at the farmers market or meat and eggs from local farms.
“In light of the egg recall, there was a factory farm attached to that or an agro-business. In those large institutions, food safety is really not the top priority. The top priority is trying to get as much money as you can for your product,” said Matt Ewer, owner of Farm Fresh Organic Food Delivery. “Supporting local farms is going to allow you to get to know your farmer and know that the hens and the animals are being taken care of.”
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