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Easter Eggs

THE EASTER BUNNY WILL SOON BE BOUNCING YOUR WAY, BUT WILL HE HAVE THE MOST ECO-FRIENDLY EGGS AVAILABLE? WE’LL HELP EGGS-SPLAIN YOUR OPTIONS ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

WHEN BUYING EGGS, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT AND SOMETIMES CONFLICTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES A CONSUMER CAN CONSIDER.  SO ROGER GLASSHOFF OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS CONCERNED CONSUMERS MUST PRIORITIZE THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT AND THEN DO THEIR HOMEWORK. 

GLASSHOFF: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIC FLOCK, I WOULD ASK, ‘ARE YOU A CERTIFIED PRODUCER UNDER THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM?’

THIS PROGRAM CALLS FOR CAGE-FREE FLOCKS AND FEED THAT WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT PESTICIDES.  IT’S MANAGED BY THE USDA.  BUT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER LABELING TERMS SUCH AS FREE-RANGE, HORMONE-FREE, AND NATURAL, YOU CAN CALL THE F-D-A OR YOUR STATE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY.

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