When Food and Drug Administration investigators located the sources of the most recent salmonella outbreak in eggs, they found live rodents, eight-foot piles of manure, and flies and maggots throughout the two Iowa farms. The outbreak, which has sickened more than 1,500 people and resulted in the recall of over 550 million eggs, led the FDA to investigate the source of the outbreak. This massive recall has brought to light problems in the nation's food safety and inspection process, and it begs the question: What does the government need to do to ensure that our food is safe?