date:Aug 14, 2013
This article was originally published on July 31 by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting as part of a series titled Cracks in the System.
In August 2010, Wright County Egg of Galt, IA, announced a nationwide voluntary recall of shell eggs. Later that month, another Iowa farm owned by Wright County Egg conducted a nationwide recall as well.
Iowa is home to more than 52 million laying hens and is the number-one egg producing state. Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms were owned by D