Before a U.S. farm voluntarily recalled 207 million eggs, government inspectors found rodents scurrying in manure pits and equipment coated with grime and food debris, and outside, they found a swarm of “large flying insects too numerous to count.”

Unsanitary conditions were found during multiple inspections of a Rose Acre Farms facility in Hyde County, N.C., that allowed for the “proliferation and spread of filth and pathogens throughout the facility that could cause the contamination of egg processing equipment and eggs,” according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration.

A review of the farm’s pest control records flagged an ongoing rodent infestation, with rodents, dead carcasses and baby mice observed.

The farm recalled the eggs last week after more than 20 consumers became ill from suspected salmonella poisoning. The recall is the largest of eggs in the U.S. since 2010, when more than 550 million were recalled from two Iowa farms, according to the website Food Safety News.

The FDA’s inspection report “is based on raw observations and in some cases lack proper context,” Gene Grabowski, an outside spokesman for Rose Acre Farms, said in an email.

Amazon widens Best Buy footprint

Amazon has cut a deal to sell voice-controlled TVs at Best Buy, the latest attempt by the online retailer to get its products out where people can see and touch them.

Best Buy sells the Amazon Kindle and other gadgets, but the deal announced Wednesday makes the retailer the only place where you can walk in and buy a TV powered by Amazon’s Fire TV software. Best Buy’s stock rose 4 percent Wednesday.

Amazon has begun to make its physical presence known, buying the Whole Foods grocery chain and opening more than a dozen bookstores.

Kohl’s carved out space for Amazon shops in some department stores and Sears sells Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com.

Companies seek tariff exemptions

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported aluminum and steel are disrupting business for hundreds of American companies that buy those metals, and many are pressing for relief.

Nearly 2,200 companies are asking the Commerce Department to exempt them from the 25 percent steel tariff, and more than 200 other companies are asking to be spared the 10 percent aluminum tariff.

Others are weighing options. Jody Fledderman, CEO of Batesville Tool & Die in Indiana, said U.S. steelmakers have already raised their prices since Trump’s tariffs were announced last month. Fledderman said he may have to shift production to Mexico.