A California federal court has refused to order federal agencies, including the U.S. Federal Drug Administration, to adopt regulations requiring egg producers to label their egg cartons according to the way they treat their hens.
Instead, the court said the agencies enjoy broad discretion over how to allocate their resources, throwing out a lawsuit brought by six consumers and two national animal-advocacy organizations, Compassion Over Killing and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. These plaintiffs argued that eggs from caged hens are nutritionally inferior and carry a greater risk of salmonella contamination.
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