McDonald’s intervenes in bird flu epidemic in Australia

“We are managing the egg supply with the utmost care due to the current difficulties in the sector,” it said. “We are working hard with our suppliers to get the situation back to normal as soon as possible.”

Supply problems have forced McDonald’s to take last breakfast orders at 10:30 a.m., instead of noon.

Australian authorities have detected H7 bird flu at about ten poultry farms in the south-east of the country, specifically in the states of Victoria and New South Wales and in the region around the Australian capital Canberra.