It’s truly disgusting to read about the Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms in Iowa that caused this recent salmonella outbreak. There may have been thousands of cases of salmonella in California, Minnesota and Colorado and elsewhere linked to the dangerous strain of salmonella.

None of the recalled eggs was packaged in New York, but the eggs are shipped nationwide.

So how safe are the eggs in Brooklyn?

The eggs that are believed to be tainted were sold with 13 brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemp. You can check the FDA website for specific instructions on how to spot tainted egg crates.

This recent episode really exposes the holes in our food safety system. How do we really know what we’re eating. It’s a pretty disturbing thing to contemplate.

More and more it makes sense to know where your food is coming from and buy from local food distributor and shops like the Park Slope Food Coop, that provide information about the sources of their food and produce.