"WASHINGTON -- Shoppers nervous about foodborne illnesses may turn to foods produced at smaller farms or labeled 'local,' 'organic' or 'natural' in the hopes that such products are safer. But a small outbreak of salmonella in organic eggs from Minnesota shows that no food is immune to contamination.
While sales for food produced on smaller operations have exploded, partially fueled by a consumer backlash to food produced by larger companies, a new set of food safety challenges has emerged. And small farm operations have been exempted from safety laws over worries about too much government intervention and tight budgets..."
