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NY Judge Denies Dismissal of “Free-Range” Egg Suit

Posted on March 9, 2022
  • A federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action complaint which alleged that the producer of Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, Pete and Gerry’s Organics

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Utah Law Requires Cage-Free Systems by 2025

Posted on March 24, 2021
  • On March 17, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed Senate Bill (SB) 147 into law, which requires that egg-laying hens be kept in cage-free systems by 2025. Senator Scott D.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging California’s Proposition 12

Posted on May 6, 2020
  • On April 27, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, which established new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and bans the sale of products that

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California’s Proposition 12 Challenged on Constitutional Grounds

Posted on October 9, 2019
  • As our readers may know, in November 2018, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12, which establishes new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and

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California’s Proposition 12 Animal Welfare Measure Wins Big – Requires Cage-Free Eggs by 2022

Posted on November 28, 2018
  • After the mid-term election earlier this month, California made cage-free eggs a state law. With 62% of the votes, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 12, also known as the

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MA Could Become First State to Regulate Containment Conditions for Food Animals

Posted on November 7, 2016

Massachusetts will vote on a ballot initiative that would ban certain means of confining farm animals in the state.

  • Consumers are increasingly demanding ethically-minded foods such as “Cage Free” and

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Cage-Free Kerfuffle

Posted on August 18, 2016

Massachusetts has proposed legislation restricting the sale of eggs to the “cage-free” variety. (subscription to Food Chemical News required)

  • With consumers’ increasing appetite for more ethical food options, a

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