Tag: egg
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Unilever Drops False Ad Claims Against “Just Mayo”
Hellmann’s producer Unilever has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in a case alleging that Hampton Creek’s plant-based mayonnaise substitute, “Just Mayo,” could not call itself mayo because it contains no eggs as required by U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards for the product. Conopco Inc. v. Hampton Creek Inc., No. 14-6856 (D.N.J., notice filed December…
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EFSA Responds to “Urgent Request” for Avian Flu Advice
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a risk assessment in response to the European Commission’s urgent request for scientific advice on the H5N8 avian influenza A virus detected in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Focusing on the role of wild birds as vectors, EFSA plans to release a December 2014 report…
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State AGs Appeal Dismissal of Challenge to California’s Hen-Confinement Rules
According to a news source, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) and the attorneys general (AGs) of Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Kentucky have filed a notice that they will appeal a district court dismissal of their challenge to a California law that allegedly forces egg producers in other states to comply with a voter-approved ballot…
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Quality Egg to Pay $6.8 Million Fine in Salmonella Outbreak
As anticipated, Quality Egg LLC and its former owners, Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter, have entered guilty pleas to charges of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. Additional information about the plea agreement appears in Issue 524 of this Update. They admitted that the company’s shell eggs, shipped to buyers in states throughout the…
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Guilty Pleas Expected in Tainted Egg Outbreak
Federal prosecutors have reportedly filed criminal charges against Iowa-based Quality Egg LLC and two former company executives—Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter—over a 2010 Salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands across the country and resulted in the recall of some 550 million eggs. United States v. Quality Egg, LLC, No. 14-cr-3024 (N.D. Iowa, filed May 21,…
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Missouri AG Sues California AG over Egg Farm Rules
Missouri Attorney General (AG) Chris Koster has sued California AG Kamala Harris, seeking to enjoin the enforcement of a voter-approved ballot initiative (Prop. 2) and law (A.B. 1437) that will increase the size of egg-laying hen enclosures and decrease flock densities both for California producers and those in other states wishing to sell eggs in…
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Article Criticizes “Extreme Breeding” in Agricultural Production
A recent Alternet.org article titled “23 Gallons a Day from One Cow? Industrial Agriculture Engaged in Extreme Breeding,” has questioned the longstanding practice of selectively breeding livestock to produce animals that are highly efficient and productive. While acknowledging that “breeding animals to exaggerate traits humans find useful is hardly new,” author Jill Richardson claims that…
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Animal Rights Groups Sue Federal Agencies over Egg Labeling
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and Compassion Over Killing have reportedly filed a complaint in a California federal court against the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Federal Trade Commission claiming that the agencies have failed to regulate animal-welfare labeling on egg cartons. According to ALDF, rulemaking petitions were filed in…