Government officials leapt to his defense. "One of the things I've always said about DeCoster is that when there's a problem at his facilities, he acts fast," said Kevin Baskins of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg reminded consumers it is their job to cook out salmonella germs. The important thing, she said, is to not eat your eggs with, "runny egg yolks for mopping up with toast."
Large egg operations are a blight on the environment, animals, workers, surrounding neighbors and food consumers and DeCoster's have been among the worst. Luckily justice has caught up with the Teflon Egg Don.
(Article changed on June 5, 2014 at 19:02)
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