Farmer Says 61,000 Chickens Euthanized as Egg Sales Drop
A sharp drop in demand for eggs has one Minnesota farmer seeing 61,000 of his chickens euthanized amid the nation’s coronavirus lockdown.
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Sharp Drop in Demand Leads Farmers to Toss Milk, Break Eggs in Coronavirus Era
A sharp drop in demand has led dairies and hatcheries to toss milk and break eggs as the coronavirus outbreak restrictions continue.
Brazil Demands Britain Extradite ‘Pablo Escobar of Eggs’
Authorities in Brazil have demanded that the United Kingdom extradite a man dubbed the “Pablo Escobar of Eggs” on charges of the attempted trafficking of endangered falcon eggs.
Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 35; 207 Million Eggs Recalled
Thirty-five people in nine states have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning caused by contaminated eggs, prompting authorities to recall more than 207 million eggs.
More than 200 Million Eggs Recalled over Potential Salmonella Contamination
A North Carolina farm is recalling more than 200 million eggs over concerns that the eggs have been contaminated with salmonella.
Contaminated EU Eggs Spread Into Asia
AFP — A scandal involving eggs contaminated with insecticide spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland and as far away as Hong Kong on Friday as the European Commission called for a special meeting on the growing crisis. Ministers and food
EU Calls Emergency Contaminated Eggs Crisis Meeting
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU will call an emergency meeting of ministers over insecticide-tainted eggs, European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said Friday, appealing for an end to “blaming and shaming” over the scandal.
Belgium Says Dutch Found Tainted Eggs Back in November
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch authorities knew as far back as November that some eggs in the country were contaminated with an insecticide and they failed to notify their European partners at the time, Belgium’s agriculture minister said Wednesday. The inspector
Millions of Eggs Pulled From European Shelves Over Contamination
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian food safety authorities began investigating possible pesticide contamination in eggs in early June, several weeks before the public was made aware of a food safety scare now affecting several European countries. Supermarkets have pulled millions of
USDA’s Egg Board E-Mails Threaten ‘Hit’ on Egg-Free Mayo
Members of the USDA-sponsored American Egg Board should have known before they threatened a vegan mayonnaise competitor that that the not-so-funny joke in corporate board rooms these days is that the new nick-name for e-mail is “evidence mail.”
‘Chicken Disneyland’: Birds Love 2015 Coop Regulations, Egg Prices Rise
California chickens are getting an extreme coop makeover in 2015 under a proposition passed by the state’s voters back in 2008, and it’s costing farmers and consumers in renovations and rising egg prices.
CA Farmers Fear Labor Shortage under Obama Executive Amnesty; Egg Prices Set to Rise
Farmers in California are worried that President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration will exacerbate a labor shortage problem in the Golden State’s agriculture industry.
