Supermarket Giant Imposes Egg Purchase Limit Across Australia

Coles has limited egg purchases for consumers across Australia amid the escalation of a bird flu outbreak in Victoria. The new policy will apply to all states and territories except Western Australia, with each customer allowed to buy a maximum of two egg cartons. Since the beginning of the outbreak, around 580,000 birds have been euthanised, leading to a significant drop in meat and egg supplies. Coles has put up signs across its supermarkets to warn customers about the change. “Due to a shortage of supply on eggs, we have introduced a temporary limit of two items per customer/transaction,” the signs read....