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Deceptive Egg Carton Labeling Lands FDA, USDA and FTC in Federal Court

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:43:46 +0000

Two national nonprofits, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Compassion Over Killing, have filed a complaint in a federal district court in Oakland, Calif. against the FDA, USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agriculture Marketing Service, and the FTC for failing to regulate animal welfare labeling claims common on egg cartons.

Where Does the Waste from 9 Billion Chickens Go?

Jill Ettinger — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:00:03 +0000

In just 50 years, the chicken industry has transformed itself in fantastic fashion: Skyrocketing 1,400 percent from 580 million birds to the nearly nine billion today, while the number of independent farmers has been virtually wiped out—the more than 1.6 million in the 1950s have been replaced by fewer than 30,000 farms today, most of which are large concentrated factory farms, according to a new report by the Pew Environmental Group titled Big Chicken: Pollution and Industrial Poultry Production in America.”

German Dioxin Scare Spreads: Countries Cracking Down

Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:00:14 +0000

European health officials are now warning that the German dioxin outbreak may be worse than previously thought - extending beyond tainted eggs - and prompting some countries to take harsher action.

The dioxin scare surfaced after 3,000 tonnes (over 6,600 pounds) of an animal feed additive sold in Germany were discovered to contain trace amounts of dioxin, causing officials to ban many farms from selling eggs.