Guillaume also announced that within a similar time frame, France would ban the castration of piglets without anesthetic, another measure long urged by animal rights activists. Egg production ...

Some of the eggs, which originated from the Netherlands, were also found in France, the country's agricultural ministry said. The UK's Food Standards Agency say the risk to the public is very low.

French farmers, scrambling to drive up prices, are working hard to destroy 5% of their egg yield. The Wall Street Journal reports that last night was the third night a group of masked farmers in ...