342. Tainted Eggs

Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a BILLION potentially tainted eggs this month share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed. Both farms are linked to businessman Austin "Jack" DeCoster, who has been cited for numerous health, safety and employment violations over the years. DeCoster owns Wright County Egg, the original farm that recalled 380 million eggs Aug. 13 after they were linked to more than 1,000 reported cases of salmonella poisoning. (read more: http://alturl.com/pzt7i)

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263. Toyota Recalls

This grapic illustrates the complex nature of the defective components associated with unexpected Toyota accelerations. Recently, despite its Moving Forward campaign, Toyota announced two safety recalls related to the accelerator pedal. The first recall regards interference from a driver's floor mat and the second recall regards the potential for the accelerator pedal to get stuck in the wide-open position. Safe journeys.