If you’re a vegetarian and you’d rather have eggs instead of sausage — do not attempt this at IHOP. You will have to debate the manager. [More]
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Secret Film Of Hy-Line Hatchery Shows "Inappropriate Action" Of Workers
By 9.2.09
If you get easily upset at animal welfare stories, skip this post or come back to it later when you’ve mentally prepared yourself. It’s sort of messed up. On the other hand, haven’t you always wondered how hatcheries can produce only female chickens?
Should You Keep Your Own Chickens?
By 8.6.09
We’re gonna say “nope.” But since we’re all here, let’s look at the recent New York Times article over the subject and consider whether the current “chicken boomlet” is right for you.
By 7.8.09
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The FDA has issued a new ruling that says egg producers must “test regularly for salmonella and buy chicks from suppliers who do the same,” and that eggs “will have to be refrigerated on the farm and during shipment” as well as by wholesalers and in the store. The rule is meant to cut down on the number of egg-related salmonella cases nationwide, which currently are around 142,000 a year. [Washington Post] (Photo: Andreas Kollegger)
By 3.24.09
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If you recently bought organic brown eggs from a Costco, Safeway, or Pack ‘n’ Save in California or Nevada, you should check to make sure they’re not part of yet another salmonella recall. [MSNBC] (Photo: Bonzo McGrue)
Disney To Sell Eggs For Some Reason
By 2.4.09
I’m not sure why, but Disney is selling eggs. Each egg is stamped with a different Disney character and if you get the additional egg mold, you can make the eggs into little mickey mouse Disney icons. Then gobble them up. Weird. [Jezebel]
By 9.18.08
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MisterJalopy over at BoingBoing has put together a rough outline of a cheat sheet when shopping for eggs, based on an article in yesterday’s New York Times on how to interpret egg carton labeling. [BoingBoing]
How To Make A Counterfeit Egg, China Style
By 5.4.07
UPDATE: It’s possible this story is a hoax. BoingBoing compared believing it to believing in eBayed unicorns.
Cadbury: Our Eggs Aren't Smaller, You Are Bigger
By 4.8.07
Actor B.J. Novak from The Office appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien bearing proof that Cadbury eggs have recently shrunk. In tow were two Cadbury eggs; the egg from yesteryear was clearly larger than the egg currently on shelves.
Burger King To Go Cage-Free?
By 3.28.07
Animal rights advocates praised Burger King for its new commitment to begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that do not keep their animals in cages or crates.
CBS Poops Out CSI Eggvertising
By 11.13.06
When we first heard about CBS advertising on poultry ovum, we thought, oh, that’s neat, but were, for the most part, nonplussed. The relentless penetration of advertising into every space is a fairly warmed over easy topic.
EggFusion: Laser-Etched AdverFood
By 2.2.06
A company named, somewhat predictably, ‘EggFusion,’ is promoting a technique to etch fresh eggs with text with a method that they hope will see adoption from both food suppliers and advertisers. EggFusion uses a laser to burn a layer of text in the egg shell itself, providing a light grey text on white eggs and lightened text on brown eggs. The laser penetrates about 5% of the shell surface, leaving the contents inside unharmed.
