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McDonald’s drops Sparboe Farms as egg supplier

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By Barbara Olejnik

Poultry Times Staff

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has dropped Sparboe Farms as its egg supplier after an animal rights organization released an undercover video of operations at the egg producer's farms.

The video by Mercy for Animals shows what it calls animal cruelty. The video was to be the subject of a Nov. 18 ABC News investigation on "20/20" and "World News with Diane Sawyer."

The action by McDonald's also follows a warning letter to Sparboe Farms on Nov. 16 from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration citing violations found during inspections. . .

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