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		PeterisP on March 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Su... Why not? Even milk is often shipped (powdered and then reconstituted) across oceans to gain a bit of price-reduction.

Vlaix on March 6, 2013 [–]

Well, eggs are easily produced everywhere. Shipping it across the world seams hardly cost-efficient and wouldn't do much for better and fresher eggs (especially considering the cost of air-shipping versus sea-shipping).

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