SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During the next 15 months, FDA investigators will team up with state and local partners to check the 600 largest egg production facilities in the United States.

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The inspections are part of a new egg safety rule that went into effect July 9. The rule aims to prevent outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis like the one that has sickened nearly 1,500 people

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