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		scrumper on March 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Su... Enjoyed this, very interesting. The salmonella scandal in the '90s was absolutely huge in Britain. The health minister at the time, Edwina Currie, was forced to resign over it. The tabloids subsequently dubbed her 'Eggwina' and she's never really lived it down.

alexkus on March 5, 2013 [–]

> she's never really lived it down

And dropped even further after the revelations about her affair with former PM John Major.

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