Salmonella outbreak

[ISSOLA]

Does anyone know what brand feed these Iowa farms use to feed their chickens? If the feed is contaminated, I would be concerned if the brand feed is the same as the ones I give to my chickens. OR - perhaps these large egg farms make their own feed.

Anybody know?

 

[AKsmama]

Just saw this on Yahoo News. . . .
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100826/us_nm/us_eggs_recall_fda



WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicken feed contaminated with salmonella bacteria could have caused the outbreak at two Iowa producers that sparked a recall of more than a half billion contaminated eggs last week, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.

"We've received confirmation of salmonella-positive ... with the DNA fingerprint that matches the outbreak fingerprint for the feed samples that were provided to pullet at the Wright County egg farms at Hillandale Farms." said Sherri McGarri, foodborne outbreak coordinator at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The feed linked to the outbreak was produced at a feed mill that is part of Wright County Egg operation that recalled 380 million eggs last week. The second farm, Hillandale Farms, also received that feed, McGarri said.

She said 600 samples were collected from 24 possible sources on the two Iowa farms. While the feed was the likely source of contamination, it may not be the only one and more samples will be analyzed, McGarri said.

Samples that tested positive for salmonella were collected from barns at the two farms, and from feed ingredients given to pullets at both farms.

The outbreak was linked to almost 2,400 cases of salmonella-related illnesses around the country since May 1, in the largest outbreak since the 1970.

The egg recalls came weeks after a new FDA rule took effect requiring large-scale producers to practice better safety and to test in the poultry house for salmonella bacteria.

 

[Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay]

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There is no brand of feed, the feed is manufactured by the mill owned by this operation. I would venture that they produce between 5,000 and 12,000 TONS of feed per month for their own livestock.

 

[vfem]

Why don't we all just sue the FDA for being stupid, and take them for enough money (which was all ours to begin with) and get enough to put a chicken in every yard of the USA!

 

[ISSOLA]

Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay :

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There is no brand of feed, the feed is manufactured by the mill owned by this operation. I would venture that they produce between 5,000 and 12,000 TONS of feed per month for their own livestock.

Thanks!!

 

[EweSheep]

If that is the case that the feed is contaminated, the chickens are now salmonella carriers, would they go to Campbell Soup company for chicken noodle soup or would they need to go to fertilizer?

 

[slc]

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Wouldn't Campbell use broilers for meat? According to some video I have seen they just gas the laying chickens when they are done with them.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

slc, no. They use the hens in chicken soup, dumplings, etc. You know those $1.00 chicken pot pies? There ya go.

Broiler meat is too good to be "wasted" on soup mixes. The bones, feathers, etc. are used in animal feed.

 

[SkyWarrior]

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I write about pet foods and pet care for a living. Actually, meat used in dog and cat foods does not contain feathers unless it is specifically listed (there are various government labeling requirements for what goes in pet food). When you read "poultry" or "chicken" on the label, it means the bird minus head, feet and feathers.

The battery hens will likely end up in pet food as well.

 

[vfem]

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I write about pet foods and pet care for a living. Actually, meat used in dog and cat foods does not contain feathers unless it is specifically listed (there are various government labeling requirements for what goes in pet food). When you read "poultry" or "chicken" on the label, it means the bird minus head, feet and feathers.

The battery hens will likely end up in pet food as well.

Do you know for sure they are not in ANY animal feed? Or just in fido or fluffy's food?