WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before Congress on July 22 that the federal government is "planning for a circumstance where we are simultaneously having to deal with 500" detections of bird flu this fall.
That on top of the deaths this spring of 35 million egg-laying hens, which represents a loss of about 12 percent of the U.S. egg industry, will put a significant burden on the food industry. In the wake of this supply-chain devastation, food manufacturers are seeking solutions to keep businesses operational with egg replacement ingredients, says the Soyfoods Association of. . .

