The egg recall that happened several weeks ago, brings new light to the fact that it is important to be educated as to what and who controls our food sources. The fact that million of eggs had to be recalled due to a Salmonella breakout signifies that there needs to be stricter guidelines on our production of food. Currently, in regards to chickens and eggs, the goal of the farms is to produce the largest quantity for the lowest cost. Animal and food safety take a back seat in order for the production to reach it's maximum. On most chicken farms, the chickens are put in pins, with no windows and jammed together with hundreds of chickens in a small space. The large amount of chickens makes it difficult for owners to track the health of the chickens, the death of their chickens, the manuer from their chickens and such forth. These conditions affect the health of the animals and therefore begin the spreading of disease.
Organic farms and local sustainable farms, have a decreased risk of disease for their chickens. Organic farms promote the health of their animals because that is what they are designed to do first...not produce a exorbatant amount of eggs.
So if we can learn and move forward from anything from our recent recalls, it is to support our local farms and organic farming- and we'll probably have better luck avoiding the massive recall and outbreaks of the dangerous strains of Salmonella.
