Food Industry Adjusting to Large Outbreak of Avian Flu in Canada, Around the World

Food Industry Adjusting to Large Outbreak of Avian Flu in Canada, Around the World
This July 6, 2016, file photo shows egg cartons displayed on a shelf at a market in San Francisco.The Canadian Press/AP/Jeff Chiu
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says this has been an unprecedented year globally for avian flu, or bird flu as it’s also known.