Soaring egg prices amid bird flu outbreak have Americans interested in backyard chickens
https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/lifestyle/soaring-egg-prices-amid-bird-flu-outbreak-have-americans-interested-in-backyard-chickens/

This Unraveling is absolutely Accelerating 😏

NEW: Dozens of giant beetles hidden inside a shipment of Japanese snacks uncovered at a US airport, customs officials said

READ: https://insiderpaper.com/crunchy-us-finds-live-beetles-smuggled-in-japanese-snacks/

BREAKING: A second type of bird flu (D1.1) has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced - ABC

Popular appliances brand recalls ranges after nearly 30 fires reported
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2025/02/popular-appliances-brand-recalls-ranges-after-nearly-30-fires-reported.html

Kroger Food Recalls Issued for Over 15 States: List of Products Impacted
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/kroger-food-recalls-issued-for-over-15-states-list-of-products-impacted/ar-AA1yxXbj

1,400 staff fired as US licensee behind Roxy, Quiksilver collapses, closes 120 stores
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/economy/1-400-staff-fired-as-us-licensee-behind-roxy-quiksilver-collapses-closes-120-stores/ar-AA1yuBo7

Walmart recalls multiple products nationwide for packaging failure and contaminations - full list
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/walmart-recalls-multiple-products-nationwide-for-packaging-failure-and-contaminations-full-list/ar-AA1yy2E1

I believe it's CostCo's day for bakers to come buy their eggs in bulk.

With an egg shortage hitting the US, people are scrambling to buy up whatever stock they can…Leading to (of course) fights breaking out, like this one in a Costco

More Than 2 Million Cases of Popular Donuts & Pastries Recalled in the U.S. & Canada
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/more-than-2-million-cases-of-popular-donuts-pastries-recalled-in-the-u-s-canada/ar-AA1yBFga

NY Gov Kathy Hochul Announces a “Temporary Shut Down” of all Live Bird Markets due to 7 Bird Flu Cases in Poultry

• This order goes into effect immediately in New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties.

• For a week, no poultry can be delivered to those live bird markets

• Each unaffected market must sell down all inventory, undergo thorough cleaning and disinfection.
—— Then they must remain closed for 5 days.
—— then they must each be inspected by the state AG and markets before reopening.

https://rumble.com/v6i379s-ny-gov-kathy-hochul-announces-a-temporary-shut-down-of-all-live-bird-market.html

Soho: London YMCA closes for good after injunction bid fails.

The club on Great Russell Street, which also houses central London's largest gym, was sold to real estate company Criterion Capital last year. The closure follows a failed High Court injunction application by club member Patrick Joy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn57pwyl2gwo

Lloyds places thousands of jobs under review in tech overhaul.

The bank told 6000 staff on Wednesday that their jobs may be at risk of redundancy as it overhauls the structure of the business and creates new roles designed to accelerate technology development, City AM understands.

https://www.cityam.com/lloyds-transformation-provides-uncertainty/

Trader Joe’s patrons nationwide have taken to social media to comment on a new policy that limits the amount of eggs shoppers can buy.

The company told Nexstar’s KOIN that limits are currently in place at all of its U.S. locations.

“Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently limiting egg purchases to one dozen per customer, per day, in all Trader Joe’s stores across the country,” Trader Joe’s spokesperson Nakia Rohde said in an email. “We hope these limits will help to ensure that as many of our customers who need eggs are able to purchase them when they visit Trader Joe’s.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/5133144-trader-joes-eggs/

Sesame paste sold in Michigan, 19 other states recalled due to possible salmonella
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/02/07/sesame-paste-sold-in-michigan-19-other-states-recalled-due-to-possible-salmonella/