The two entities are working together to commercialize egg-free ovalbumin for baking and other applications.

An expert from the ingredients supplier discusses the call for healthy indulgence.

On Dec. 19, 2014, in a backyard flock of mixed poultry in southern Oregon, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak was recorded. A crushing 180 days later, on June 17, 2015—the date of the last recorded detection—more than 48 million birds were dead as a result of the outbreak.

The avian influenza outbreak decimated the egg industry from December 2014 through June 2015. And it might soon reappear.

In the wake of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak, the bakery industry and other food product manufacturers are seeking egg replacement solutions.