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Eggs that bounce like rubber hit China markets
Friday February 10, 2012 04:31:12 PM,
IANS
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Beijing: Eggs that
have hard yolks and can bounce like rubber after being boiled have
appeared on the market in several regions across China, leading a
food safety watchdog in Shanghai to launch a probe, officials said
Friday.
The investigation was launched after some consumers said they
bought the "artificial" eggs made by traders seeking profits, the
China Daily said.
But food experts said the eggs were likely to be natural. Their
unusual characteristics could be explained by high levels of a
compound called gossypol.
When egg-laying hens eat gossypol-enriched feed, it binds to the
protein in egg yolks.
Gossypol normally exists in the residue of cotton seeds added to
chicken feed as an extra protein source.
Experts say large doses of the compound suppress sperm activity.
Gossypol has been used in male contraceptive pills in a couple of
countries.
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