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Whole Foods furthering its commitment to animal welfare

Whole Foods Market Expands Industry-Leading Standards for Animal Welfare and Third-Party Certifications Additional Products and Species Now Required to Meet Retailer’s Rigorous Animal Welfare Standards AUSTIN, Texas (June 7, 2024) – Whole Foods Market is furthering its commitment to animal welfare by requiring additional products and species to meet its quality standards for meat. The company …

What Does The Certified Humane Label Mean For Eggs?

As published in Chowhound https://www.chowhound.com/1526740/what-are-certified-humane-eggs/ BY MATTHEW LEE MARCH 2, 2024 1:40 PM EST If you’ve ever noticed a Certified Humane stamp on an egg carton, you’ve probably wondered what it means. The name sounds straightforward enough. But for those familiar with grocery store chicken and egg labels, and how some of them might not always …

Eggland’s Best Honored by The American Vegetarian Association and The Women’s Choice Awards

(Eggland’s Best Free Range and Pasture Raised Eggs are Certified Humane®) American Vegetarian Association Awards Eggland’s Best Eggs With ‘Recommended’ Certification For the 20th Consecutive Year Eggland’s Best is the only AVA Certified Egg for Two Decades Cedar Knolls, N.J., January 9, 2024 – For the 20th consecutive year, the American Vegetarian Association (AVA) has …

Chicken Scratch: a Profile of Farmer Focus

From Meating Place Chicken scratch: a profile of Farmer Focus By Tom Johnston on 2/2/2024 The long-sleeved, full-length smock, helmet and hairnet aren’t doing much to help Millie Munguia. In the surgery room-sterile confines of Farmer Focus’s new chicken packaging plant in Harrisonburg, Va., she’s cold — almost shivering. She can’t wait to get back …

Cage-Free vs. Free Range—and Other Egg Carton Labels—Explained

With eggs at super-high prices, you want to make sure you’re getting what you think you’re paying for By Trisha Calvo, January 31, 2023 High prices have hit nearly every aisle in the supermarket, but arguably no price hike has caused as much chatter as the cost of a dozen eggs. Prices jumped 60 percent …