A couple of senior citizens in British Columbia sparked a Canadian Food Inspection Agency investigation after they complained about cracked eggs they bought at a Shoppers Drug Mart store.
“We have been purchasing eggs at this location for years and experienced 1 or 2 cracked eggs occasionally which we attributed to mishandling. But over the past 6 to 8 months the number of cracks increased to 6 or 8 eggs per dozen which tells me that these eggs are not candled to eliminate cracks. Because cracked eggs are not fit for human consumption. I believe that an inspection of the facility is required,” they wrote.
The CFIA ended up taking no action because Loblaws and Burnbrae Holdings dismissed them as chronic complainers and said they found no problems with their eggs and that they stepped up automated crack-detection devices and tested eggs after transit from Winnipeg to a long list of Shoppers Drug Mart stores where their eggs are sold under the Island Gold brand name.
