Fake Eggs

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The Star [Malaysia]

7 April 2011

Homemaker shocked over ‘fake eggs’ find

GEORGE TOWN: A woman who bought a tray of eggs in Pulau Tikus had a shock when she found them to be “fake eggs”. [...]

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The Star [Malaysia]

7 April 2011

'Fake' eggs seized from Pulau Tikus market

By JOSEPHINE JALLEH

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The Star [Malaysia]

8 April 2011

Cracking the fake egg scam

By JOSEPHINE JALLEH and ANN TAN

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/8/nation/8436852&sec=nation

The Star [Malaysia]

8 April 2011

Rumour of fakes on the Net

GEORGE TOWN: E-mail claiming the existence of fake eggs have been circulating among Internet users for some time. However, it only caught the attention of Malaysians when a housewife lodged a complaint with the Consumers Association of Penang, claiming that she had bought a tray of “fake eggs”. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/68986-liow-fake-eggs-samples-found-be-genuine

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

10 April 2011

Liow: 'Fake' eggs samples found to be genuine

Bernama

KUANTAN: A preliminary study on samples of 'fake' eggs by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) found them to be genuine.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this is based on chemical tests on the egg shell protein, white and yolk. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/69131-dna-tests-show-eggs-are-genuine

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

11 April 2011

DNA tests show eggs are genuine

Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A DNA analysis of four chicken egg samples from Penang by the Chemistry Department found that the eggs are genuine.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the analysis found that the protein content of egg samples were similar to chicken eggs. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/69032-seri-menanti-eggs-and-fakes

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

11 April 2011

Seri Menanti: Of eggs and fakes

By Rusdi Mustapha

[...] The truth of the matter is the fake egg is a case of unbridled and unchecked capitalism that has gone completely berserk and out of control. [...]

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/12/nation/8462508&sec=nation#13026317063281&if_height=521

The Star [Philippines]

12 April 2011

CAP sticks to claim some eggs are not genuine

By ANDREA FILMER and CHRISTOPHER TAN

GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is sticking to its claim that some of the eggs sold at the Pulau Tikus market were fake, saying the ones taken for testing were the wrong ones. [...]

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/5/8/sundaymetro/8633436&sec=sundaymetro

The Star [Malaysia]
8 May 2011

Are fake eggs for real?

[...] I think “fake eggs” is an elaborate prank, a hoax like the Piltdown Man. -- Dr Lim Chin Lam, Penang