AFBF Congratulates Ohio and Texas on Victories
US - Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), yesterday issued a public statement regarding the ballot measure victories in Ohio and Texas.

Officials in Hanoi Reject Bleached Eggs Reports
VIET NAM - The Hanoi government has rejected assertions that made headlines last week about eggs being soaked a solution to make them look like Vietnamese garden eggs.

Are Your Eggs All They're Cracked Up to Be?
SOUTH KOREA - It turns out there are no regulations in Korea preventing eggs contaminated with bacteria from being used to make these and other baked goods.

The Happy Egg Co. Secures Listing with Budgens
UK - From 27 October, free-range egg producer, The Happy Egg Co. will be adding Budgens to its distribution portfolio enabling more consumers to purchase great tasting eggs in even more convenience outlets. The new listing follows the success the brand...

America's Egg Board Announce the 'Good Egg' Project
US - To address people's growing interest in where their food comes from, America's egg farmers are proud to announce the Good Egg Project, an initiative that aims to educate Americans on modern egg farming, introduce them to the farmers that care for...

EggTester Releases Major Upgrade to EggAnalyzer
GLOBAL - Orka Food Technology Ltd has launched a new version of its market-leading egg quality testing equipment, EggAnalyzer.

EggTester Releases Major Upgrade to EggAnalyzer™
US - Orka Food Technology Ltd (better known as EggTester.Com) announced today that it has released Version 3.00 of its market-leading egg quality testing equipment, EggAnalyzer™.

Adopted Chickens Lay More Humane Eggs
US - As a growing number of urbanites scramble to produce their own farm fresh, organic eggs, animal advocates are urging them to adopt a chicken and not buy the newborn baby chicks from hatcheries.

Companies Adopt FDA Egg Safety Regulations
US - America’s egg farmers, who have been continually working to enhance food safety, are committed to working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the egg safety regulations are implemented and the gains in food safety the industry has...

FDA Improves Egg Safety
US - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a regulation to help make eggs safer to eat.

Survival of Salmonella in Liquid Egg Products
US - Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide to enhance egg quality did not promote the growth of Salmonella Enteritidis in eggs, report J.B. Gurtler (USDA Wyndmoor) and D.E. Conner (Auburn University) in a paper published in the current issue of Foodborne...

UK Food Standards Agency Cracks Down on Fraud
UK - The Agency today announced the launch of a new advisory resource to support local authorities in their work to tackle food fraud.

Gold Standard for British Lion
UK - The Code of Practice for British Lion eggs has been significantly upgraded, with enhanced salmonella controls and improved traceability, to confirm its place as the UK and EU's pre-eminent food assurance scheme.

Duck Producers in Support of Egg Imports
AUSTRALIA - Duck producers are keen to back Biosecurity Australia's latest proposal on importing duck eggs.

Customers Urged to Avoid Buying Large Hen Eggs
UK - Most people who buy eggs from supermarkets or other retail food stores seek to always lay their hands on ones as large as possible, in order to get a better value for their money.

Little Concern for GM Animal Farms in Australia
AUSTRALIA - The report, GM stockfeed in Australia: economic issues for producers and consumers, was released yesterday by Phillip Glyde, Executive Director, ABARE.

Eggs Can Deliver More Nutrients into Human Diet
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba has shown the egg to be an effective and efficient way of delivering a range of important nutrients into the human diet, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Cracking Cure for Hangovers
UK - The British Egg Information Service reports more research on the benefits of eating eggs.

Eggs! Special Theme at VIV Asia 2009
BANGKOK - At VIV Asia 2009, from 11 - 13 March in Bangkok, Thailand, egg production and processing in Asia will receive special attention.

Tracking Down Cloned Livestock
US - The nation's leading livestock cloning companies announced today a tracking program using a supply chain management system that will allow food companies to identify cloned animals when they move into the food processing chain.

Genetic Markers Trace Meat from Farm to Fork
BARCELONA - Scientists at the Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona, Spain, have developed and validated an identity test that can be used to confirm the breed and origin of meat from farm animals.