The biggest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. has temporarily ceased production at a Texas plant due to avian influenza. Cal-Maine Foods found an infection in one of its facilities, resulting in the depopulation of approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets. The company is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that the virus cannot be transmitted through safely handled and properly cooked eggs. There is no known bird flu risk associated with eggs currently in the market and no eggs have been recalled.
The biggest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. has temporarily ceased production at a Texas plant due to avian influenza. Cal-Maine Foods found an infection in one of its facilities, resulting in the depopulation of approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets. The company is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture confirms that the virus cannot be transmitted through safely handled and properly cooked eggs. There is no known bird flu risk associated with eggs currently in the market and no eggs have been recalled
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