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Posted: 10:53 PM Sep 3, 2010
Former Egg Farm Workers say Complaints Ignored
Former egg farm workers say complaints of unsanitary conditions were ignored.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers say they didn't respond to complaints about conditions at one site.
Agency spokesman Caleb Weaver says the employees' main duties are to grade eggs in packaging areas and aren't primarily responsible for looking for health problems.
Two former workers at Wright County Egg facilities, Robert and Deanna Arnold, say they reported problems such as leaking manure and dead chickens to USDA employees but were ignored and told to return to work. Weaver says the USDA employee in charge of the site never received any complaints but that the investigation is continuing.
The salmonella outbreak has led to a recall of about 550 million eggs.
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This honestly doesn't surprise me because the USDA has been under fire numerous times for not doing their duties and for not taking complaints very seriously, especially in aspect of grading the beef, chicken, etc... It's disgusting. People all need to go to completely natural foods. Don't buy anything from the regular supermarkets, convenience stores, etc... only eat high-quality foods from health food natural stores. Send all your medical bills people to the USDA and let them pay for them. It's all disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. If you can't trust your own government to look out for your safety and your children's safety, who can you trust? NO ONE!
Old Jack Decosta did it Maine and payed big fines .he than put his companies in other peoples names so he could still contine to operate.He also has had trouble with his hog farms .
