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FDA Commissioner Warns About Runny Eggs
The head of the FDA says consumers should avoid runny yolks as the investigation continues into a growing salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds.
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WASHINGTON (August 23, 2010)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says consumers should strictly avoid runny yolks, as investigators continue their probe of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened about 1,300 people.
About a half billion eggs have been recalled from two Iowa egg distributors.
Hamburg also said Monday the FDA needs to be able to take a more "preventive approach" to food safety issues, rather than simply reacting after the fact.
Under current law, she says, there's not much the FDA can do ahead of time.
Hamburg said Congress should approve pending legislation that would give the FDA greater enforcement power, and allow it to "hold companies accountable."
The number of illnesses from the salmonella outbreak is expected to increase.
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