photo: Sara Novak You’ve likely heard about the latest salmonella scare . This time it revolves around eggs, 550 billion of them in all . Nearly 2,000 people in 17 states have already gotten sick as a result of the recent outbreak. Experts are saying that the outbreak is

caused by rodents or tainted feed. But what exactly is salmonella and how does it get into our food, or in this instance, our eggs?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Salmonella, What it Actually is and How You Can Avoid Getting Sick