Eggs are expensive, but are they safe?

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The price of eggs is skyrocketing due to avian flu, with no clear signs of slowing down. This week, Brittany is joined by NPR health correspondent Will Stone and public health nutritionist Marion Nestle to understand the precarities of our food safety system, and what we can do to stay safe.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:25.7	This week, we're connecting the dots between eggs, the jungle, and the pandemic.
0:27.9	I know, I know.
0:29.9	How are all of these things connected?
0:35.7	Well, we're going to find out with NPR health reporter, Will Stone, and public health nutritionist, Marion Nessel.
0:37.7	Will, Marion, welcome to it's been a minute.
0:38.3	Hey there.
0:39.4	Glad to be here.
0:40.9	It's good to have you both.
0:47.2	I'm curious, what is the highest price you'll pay for a dozen regular eggs?
0:51.3	I once paid $8 for six at a farmer's market.
0:55.0	Oh, Marian, I'm clutching my chest.
0:56.9	Eight dollars for six eggs.
0:57.9	Were they good?
0:59.1	They were blue.
1:01.0	They were just absolutely beautiful.
1:02.6	But I only did it once.
1:04.2	Okay.
1:05.5	It's not a habit.
1:06.0	What about you?
1:07.5	Well, how much would you pay for a dozen eggs?
1:10.3	I would go up to about $9, I think. I eat a lot of eggs. Okay, that's
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