Source: Stephen Davies, AGRI-PULSE, 2/27/17

A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit seeking labels on egg cartons that would describe the way hens are raised.
The Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Agricultural Marketing Service each denied petitions submitted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Compassion Over Killing. The groups want labels on egg cartons that would say “Free-Range Eggs,” “Cage-Free Eggs,” or “Eggs from Caged Hens.”

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