Under the updated rule, foods labeled “healthy” must include certain key food groups, such as fruits, vegetables, or low-fat dairy, as outlined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. For instance, a 50-gram serving of dairy must contain no more than 5% of a person’s daily added sugar limit and 10% of the recommended saturated fat and sodium intake.

The bird flu outbreak that began in 2022 is bad and continues to get worse. Even Costco shoppers are feeling the effects, finding eggs hard to come by.

The rapid spread of the bird flu outbreak in the United States is pushing the price of eggs to new highs despite the overall cooling of food cost inflation since its peak in 2022, right in time for the holiday baking season.

Wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats.