Rotten Eggs

Please ask your senators to make recalling unsafe food mandatory.

Andre Delattre, U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG)

Wright County Egg, which distributes nationwide under 16 brand names, has sold the American public 380 million eggs with a high risk of salmonella contamination. [1]

But, because food recalls are entirely voluntary, people have been getting sick from these eggs since May. This recall is in response to an FDA investigation, but the FDA can't actually order Wright County to recall the eggs, regardless of the threat to public health. [2]

Let's change that now. The Senate has a bill in front of it that would give the FDA the power it needs to protect consumers.

Please ask your senators to make recalling unsafe food mandatory.

Let's turn this crisis into an opportunity and push our senators to pass the FDA Food Safety Modernization Bill. This bill will increase inspections and testing of the foods -- like eggs -- that are the most susceptible to bacterial contamination, and it will give the FDA the authority to order mandatory recalls when unsafe food threatens public health.

Please ask your senators to prevent dangerous food from ending up on the breakfast table.

Notes:

[1] Egg Producer Expands Recall After Links to Salmonella, New York Times, Aug. 19, 2010.
[2] If you have purchased eggs covered by the recall, you are asked to return them to the store. For more information, click here.