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If the label doesn't say "USDA Organic", then the labeling is unregulated and can say whatever it wants.
by infinite8s 4y ago
If the label doesn't say "USDA Organic", then the labeling is unregulated and can say whatever it wants.
- nkurz 4y agoNot quite true. The USDA regulates descriptions of all eggs packed with a "USDA grade shield" whether organic or not. Not all USDA graded eggs are cage-free, and not all cage-free eggs are graded by USDA. But, eggs packed under a USDA Grade Shield and marketed as cage-free – or with any other production claim – must be source-verified by USDA through onsite farm visits, at least twice annually, to check that the laying hens are housed in the appropriate production system. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/09/13/usda-graded-cage-free-eggs-all-theyre-cracked-be https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/09/13/usda-graded-cage-...