Jess Craig

When bird flu is detected on a farm, they can be massive operations that produce millions of eggs per week. They have to be shut down, cleaned, decontaminated.

So it's really just that we're seeing a surge of cases and that is resulting in a shortage. And then we see that in the price tag of eggs.

For the most part, the risk of bird flu to most people is very low.

We do know things like pasteurizing milk and cooking your eggs and meat does kill bird flu. The highest risk is not from consuming these products. It's more coming into contact with an infected bird.

If any of the agencies announce that human transmission has become possible, or if we start seeing infections in swine, that probably would be major turning points in this outbreak. But I think for now, take your standard precautions when eating or consuming meat and other animal products, and you should be okay.