this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. congressional investigators are now trying to figure out when egg producers first told government officials and consumers about a salmonella outbreak. tom, so far, over half a billion eggs have been recalled, and over a thousand americans have gotten sick. tom: susie, that s led food safety activists to press for tougher government regulations and raised concerns about large egg producers. but, industry groups say their health record is strong and they say bigger can mean safer. darren gersh reports. reporter: more and more of the nation s eggs are coming from fewer and fewer baskets. a dozen companies including wright county egg of iowa, the farm where the recall begin have more than five million chickens. and food safety advocates like patty lovera say that s part of the problem. we think it is time to really ask some
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. congressional investigators are now trying to figure out when egg producers first told government officials and consumers about a salmonella outbreak. tom, so far, over half a billion eggs have been recalled, and over a thousand americans have gotten sick. tom: susie, that s led food safety activists to press for tougher government regulations and raised concerns about large egg producers. but, industry groups say their health record is strong and they say bigger can mean safer. darren gersh reports. reporter: more and more of the nation s eggs are coming from fewer and fewer baskets. a dozen companies including wright county egg of iowa, the farm where the recall begin have more than five million chickens. and food safety advocates like patty lovera say that s part of the problem. we think it is time to really ask some
nightly business report is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. congressional investigators are now trying to figure out when egg producers first told government officials and consumers about a salmonella outbreak. tom, so far, over half a billion eggs have been recalled, and over a thousand americans have gotten sick. tom: susie, that s led food safety activists to press for tougher government regulations and raised concerns about large egg producers. but, industry groups say their health record is strong and they say bigger can mean safer. darren gersh reports. reporter: more and more of the nation s eggs are coming from fewer and fewer baskets. a dozen companies including wright county egg of iowa, the farm where the recall begin have more than five million chickens. and food safety advocates like patty lovera say that s part of the pr