After outbreak, egg mogul is leaving the industry
November 21, 2011 in The Daily Republic
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A businessman who built one of the nation’s largest egg production operations is getting out of the industry after its farms were found responsible for a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Continue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Friends and colleagues say Austin “Jack” DeCoster, owner of an Iowa egg farm at the heart of a massive salmonella recall, is at once a stubborn and “ruthless” businessman and a community benefactor who shares his wealth and counsels inmates about Christianity. 
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