Salmonella-in-eggs controversy
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salmonella-in-eggs-controversy-187-8652476
title:
Salmonella-in-eggs controversy
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The salmonella-in-eggs controversy was a political controversy in the United Kingdom caused by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Edwina Currie's claims that "most of the egg production in this country, sadly, is now affected with salmonella" in 1988. These claims led to a 60 percent decline in egg sales over the next few weeks, and angered both politicians and those in the egg production industry. Currie's statement also resulted in the destruction of around 400 million eggs
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British political controversy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella-in-eggs_controversy
date created:
2022-07-19T16:50:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T11:57:13Z
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