Thanks for writing this. It has many interesting points.
One thing I would like to point out which might be of help is that many processed eggs are in fact processed from lower quality shell eggs (cracked or very dirty ones). Since these are typically not suitable for sale on retail as shell eggs, they are used as a waste product by processors.
This might update the impact of the intervention downwards (given that these are waste products whose substitution might impact fewer animals), but can also slightly update the possibility of change upwards due to consumer preference for alternatives (due to perceived quality concerns, rather than allergies—which can be a better leverage).
Thanks for writing this. It has many interesting points.
One thing I would like to point out which might be of help is that many processed eggs are in fact processed from lower quality shell eggs (cracked or very dirty ones). Since these are typically not suitable for sale on retail as shell eggs, they are used as a waste product by processors.
This might update the impact of the intervention downwards (given that these are waste products whose substitution might impact fewer animals), but can also slightly update the possibility of change upwards due to consumer preference for alternatives (due to perceived quality concerns, rather than allergies—which can be a better leverage).