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Nevada Temporarily Suspends Cage-Free Egg Mandate to Combat Soaring Prices Amid Bird Flu Crisis

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Las Vegas, Nevada – In 2021, with egg prices comfortably below $2 per dozen, Nevada implemented a cage-free egg law, reflecting a growing concern for animal welfare in several states. However, a sharp rise in egg prices, now nearing an average of $5 per dozen due to a persistent bird flu epidemic, has prompted Nevada to pass a new legislation. Signed into law by Governor Joe Lombardo this Thursday, this legislation allows a temporary suspension of the cage-free requirement, aiming to alleviate the financial burden on consumers. This suspension is a remedy that other states, … Read more

Nevada Considers Suspending Cage-Free Egg Law Amidst Avian Flu Impact and Soaring Prices

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Las Vegas, Nevada — In response to soaring egg prices and shortages across Nevada, state legislators are currently reviewing a proposal to relax a 2021 regulation mandating the sale of only cage-free eggs. This legislative change is aimed at addressing the significant disruptions in egg supply largely attributed to an avian flu outbreak and ongoing challenges in the supply chain. The law, originally implemented to reduce animal cruelty by phasing out caged egg production, has faced criticism amid the current crisis. However, Assemblyman Howard Watts of Clark County, a key proponent of the original cage-free … Read more

Egg Producers Ordered to Pay $17.7 Million in Damages in Landmark Overcharging Lawsuit: Food Giants Triumph

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Egg producers in the United States have been ordered to pay $17.7 million in damages to major food companies after being found guilty in a lawsuit alleging overcharging. The defendants include Cal-Maine Foods, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers. The lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court in 2011 by Kraft Heinz, Kellogg, General Mills, and Nestlé. They claimed that the egg producers had conspired to control supply and manipulate egg prices between 1999 and 2008. During the trial, it emerged that the egg suppliers had exported … Read more

Egg Producers Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Limit Supply, Ordered to Pay $53 Million in Damages

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Indianapolis — A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $17.7 million in damages, tripled to over $53 million under federal law, to multiple food manufacturing companies in their lawsuit against major egg producers. The companies accused the egg producers of conspiring to limit the egg supply in the United States, leading to increased product prices during the 2000s. The jury determined that the actions took place between 2004 and 2008. The verdict was reached on Friday in the Northern District of Illinois. According to federal antitrust law, the damages are automatically tripled, resulting in a … Read more