Farmer Sued as Slick Eggs Shed Paint
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BONN — A supermarket chain sued a West German farmer for damages because the eggs from his chickens could not be painted in the traditional Easter way, a Bonn newspaper reported Saturday.
The General Anzeiger said the supermarket took action after angry customers returned their newly purchased eggs saying that when they tried to paint them, the colors ran off the shells.
Laboratory tests revealed that the eggs were coated with a harmless substance that resisted moisture.
The farmer, who faces an $18,000 damage claim, blamed the problem on an ingredient in the chickens’ feed.
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