Shortage sparks egg hunt in Mexico
A drastic shortage has sparked a desperate egg hunt in Mexico, after a bird flu outbreak forced farmers to cull about 11 million hens, a disaster in the world's leading per capita egg consumer.
``This egg recall is not a fluke. It's just the latest example of how the consolidation of food production puts consumers at risk. This particular recall is about one production facility responsible for at least 380 million eggs under 17 different labels, but large egg facilities like this are commonplace. Ninety-five percent of all eggs come from facilities with 75,000 birds or more. Five states produce half of the nation's eggs-- Iowa , Ohio , Indiana , Pennsylvania and California . If something goes wrong in one of these areas, it has a negative impact on the entire country.