eggs

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by Missouri to hear a case against California by six states.  Led by Missouri, the states sought to overturn a California law setting requirements for housing egg-laying hens.  California voters approved the law in 2008, but Missouri, along with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and Iowa challenged the law.   ...

Easter is this Sunday which means treats and games abound for kids, including Easter egg hunts.   Sarah Schwab of the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Program said it’s important to handle eggs properly because they can carry many pathogens.   “Cold s...

A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit that sought to require labels on egg cartons indicating the conditions in which the chickens were raised.  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that several federal agencies had acted reasonably in rejecting the labeling regulations.  Th...

A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by six states challenging a California law that prohibits the sale of eggs from chickens that are not raised in accordance with strict space requirements.  On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the states failed to show how the California law would affect them and not just individual egg farmers.  In...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase $11.7 million worth of shell eggs and egg products to ease a surplus as farmers and egg processors try to cope with falling prices.  USDA says the products will go to various food nutrition assistance programs, and to charitable institutions.  ...

United States egg production totaled 8.5 billion during July, up 9% from last year.   The Department of Agriculture released the monthly U.S. Chicken and Eggs production report Monday. The agency says production included 7.36 billion tab...

As more companies pledge to source eggs from cage-free hens, research shows consumers are backing away from the higher priced products. According to Marketplace’s website despite the wave of companies going cage-free, the premium-priced eggs are not selling well.  The slug...

The world’s largest retail chain will transition to cage-free eggs by 2025.  Bloomberg reports Wal-Mart and its Sam’s Club warehouse chain will require that its egg suppliers adopt United Egg Producers rules or an equivalent set of standards for cage-free housing.  The company sa...