Rosemary Farms Company

Rosemary Farms, the only commercial egg producer in Santa Barbara County, will keep special measures in place to thwart exotic Newcastle disease, despite the end of a state and federal quarantine. Since late last year, Rosemary Farms has operated under a quarantine to halt the spread of the poultry disease. State and federal officials announced this week that the California quarantine is over.

Rosemary Farms, the only commercial egg producer in Santa Barbara County, will keep special measures in place to thwart exotic Newcastle disease, despite the end of a state and federal quarantine. Since late last year, Rosemary Farms has operated under a quarantine to halt the spread of the poultry disease. State and federal officials announced this week that the California quarantine is over.

The low-cholesterol egg's debut in California last week has been hailed by food industry representatives as a technological breakthrough akin to the development of nonfat milk or the more recent availability of extra-lean beef. But a number of health professionals, while intrigued by the item, doubt whether such an egg actually offers much of an alternative to those who must reduce their dietary cholesterol intake.

The low-cholesterol egg's debut in California last week has been hailed by food industry representatives as a technological breakthrough akin to the development of nonfat milk or the more recent availability of extra-lean beef. But a number of health professionals, while intrigued by the item, doubt whether such an egg actually offers much of an alternative to those who must reduce their dietary cholesterol intake.