February 22, 2018
The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has filed friend of the court briefs in support of the states that are challenging Proposition 2 in California and AB 1437, which required eggs from all states be produced following Proposition 2 standards. Read more about this in “Consumer group backs states in egg, meal lawsuits,” in Capital Press.
Food Safety published “After the Secretary, USDA’s 4 most important jobs remain vacant.”
“Eggs on the menu at Gulfood 2018,” features AEB’s president, Anne Alonzo, and comments made during her attendance at Gulfood in Dubai. Per Alonzo, exports are a new priority for AEB.
News about the CERCLA exemption legislation was featured in several industry publications including “Senate bill would exempt farms from emissions reporting,” in Feedstuffs. “Poultry Groups Praise Significant Breakthrough to Restore CERCLA Exemptions,” is the press release issued jointly by UEP, the National Turkey Federation, the National Chicken Council, and U.S. Poultry.
“Egg producers predict cages won't go away by 2025,” based on the Top Egg Company Survey was featured in Watt Ag with an in depth report in the February issue of Egg Industry on pages 12-13.
This Poultry World article outlines Maryland’s environmental initiative in “US state propose tracking air pollution from chickens.”
The International Egg Commission published “Avian Influenza Vaccine, Considerations and Essential Components.“
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