Egg Sales in South Korea Drop Amid Contamination Scandal

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of eggs in South Korea sharply declined last week amid safety concerns sparked after eggs from local farms were found to be contaminated with banned chemicals, industry data showed Sunday. Egg sales at the country’s largest discount store chain E-Mart from Wednesday to Saturday declined 40 percent compared to the same period the previous week, its operator E-Mart Inc. said. Lotte Mart, another [...]