Supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, including Coles, have imposed limits on egg purchases due to a bird flu outbreak affecting poultry farms. Customers are restricted to buying two cartons each as the outbreak continues, leading to shortages and concerns about supply. The restrictions are being implemented as a precautionary measure to manage the impact of the avian flu on egg production.
🦆 Around a million of Australia's 21-22 million egg-laying chickens have been or will be killed at affected farms to contain the virus, Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said this week. The country's second-biggest supermarket chain, Coles, imposed a two carton per… https://t.co/ABfSRgwpRe
This Australian supermarket is limiting customers to just twp egg cartons a day to ward off bird flu freakouts. https://t.co/JuexrZMRa3
Bird flu in Australia has resulted in grocery stores limiting egg buying to two cartons per day - 450,000 eggs are being destroyed every single day int he country - Their H7N3 strain is different from the H5N1 strain in the US and Mexico - Bird flu was found in the fifth farm in…
Australian supermarket chain Coles is putting limits on egg purchases on fears of shortages due to the bird flu https://t.co/6UfcjWzvss
An avian flu outbreak caused five egg farms in Victoria to euthanise their hens and led to Coles imposing a 24-egg limit on shoppers. https://t.co/0yH7il9I3Q
Egg farmers say supply not at risk from bird flu after Coles imposes two-carton limit on shoppers https://t.co/Fb8Fn5xhBl
BREAKING: Coles is limiting how many eggs its customers can buy around the country after a deadly strain of bird flu hit farms in Victoria, Australia. https://t.co/nqzm4kXsmu
Coles limits egg purchases as bird flu hits farms in Victoria https://t.co/SCAR83PsQd
Australia: Shoppers urged not to panic buy amid egg purchase limit Australians are being asked to avoid panic buying, with the nation's bird flu outbreak leading to egg shortages on supermarket shelves. Source: 7 News Australia https://t.co/jXwZC03diO
An outbreak of avian flu in Victoria has seen some supermarkets impose a limit on the number of eggs customers can buy, leading the state's chief vet to reassure households the measures would only be "temporary." https://t.co/LBNtZ20HHF
Coles has restricted the number of cartons sold to each customer after bird flu was detected on another Victorian farm. https://t.co/1aI9OjjkI8
Coles has introduced an almost nationwide purchase limit on eggs as shortages linked to bird flu disrupt the supermarket giant's supply. #9News https://t.co/4CLti4XqOy
Coles introduces buy limits on eggs due to bird flu Supermarket giant, Coles, has begun restricting the number of egg cartons customers can buy, due to a new strain of bird flu. Capping sales at two cartons per customer, in all states except WA. Source: 9 News Australia https://t.co/kdhnhDfJrr
One major supermarket has implemented a temporary buying limit on eggs after cases were detected across five poultry farms in Victoria. https://t.co/QhN519WCN1
Shoppers looking to purchase eggs at Coles supermarkets will be limited to two cartons each as poultry farms in Victoria battle with a persistent outbreak of avian flu. https://t.co/VCPHqUa5iP
Victorian supermarkets have begun restricting the number of egg cartons customers can buy as the bird flu outbreak continues to wreak havoc. > https://t.co/H5knnoz1RX https://t.co/8WtjLbmrKF