- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the State of Michigan on January 22, 2026, alleging that Michigan’s ban on the sale of eggs produced by hens
NY Judge Denies Dismissal of “Free-Range” Egg Suit
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- 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
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- 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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USDA Announces Egg Product Inspection Modernization Effort
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- On September 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is modernizing egg products inspection methods for the first time since
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Panera Petitions FDA to Define “Egg”
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- The term “egg” is not specifically defined by FDA. In fact, 21. C.F.R. 160.100 provides that “no regulation shall be promulgated” to define “the food commonly known as eggs.” The