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Not 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,
by nkurz 4y ago
Not 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-...