有机鸡蛋 vs 工厂蛋(大型笼养鸡Factory hens)

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This year, like every year, has been a busy one for America's chickens. What the birds lack in smarts they make up for in work ethic, laying about 78 billion eggs annually (or 6.5 billion dozen), supplying a $7 billion industry. GM should be doing so well.

Like any other workers, hens turn out economy, premium and luxury products — known as factory, cage-free and organic eggs — and consumers pay accordingly. A recent survey conducted in one random city — Athens, Ga. — found factory eggs going for $1.69 per dozen, cage-free for $2.99 to $3.59, and organic for $3.99 to a whopping $5.38.
But it's worth it to pay more because you're getting a healthier product, right? Wrong. Most of the time, according to a just-released study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the eggs are indistinguishable. When there is a difference, it's often the factory eggs that are safer. (美国农业部研究发现，养鸡场大规模饲养的鸡下的蛋、散养鸡下的蛋和所谓有机鸡蛋并无区别，前者还更安全更便宜。)
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phil79

weidsun

true, organic products are more of a hoax than anything

醉酒当歌

Organic肯定好了，关键是：钱是否到位，若是从来钱不是问题，我肯定买Organic。