Freedom of Information Act documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the egg industry that saying eggs are nutritious or safe may violate rules against false and misleading advertising.

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For more peeks behind the egg industry curtain see:

• Eggs and Cholesterol: Patently False and Misleading Claims (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Eggs vs. Cigarettes in Atherosclerosis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Eggs and Choline: Something Fishy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Eggs, Choline, and Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Eggs and Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Egg Industry Blind Spot (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggi...)

For all videos on eggs, go to https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/eggs/

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