Sentences with phrase «united egg producers»

The legislation is supported by United Egg Producers (which represents egg farmers producing 88 % of the nation's eggs), the Humane Society of the United States, National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Avian Pathologists, American Humane Association, and the overwhelming majority of American voters.

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INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS & FINDINGS: HR 3798 Legislation, written and supported by both the United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the US (HSUS), and introduced in the last Congress, defines «Free Range» as: «(1) «Eggs from free - range hens» to indicate that the egg - laying hens from which the eggs or egg products were derived were, during egg production ----(A) not housed in caging devices; and (B) provided with outdoor access.»

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Producing an average of 21.25 million eggs daily, Rose Acre Farms is the second largest egg producer in the United States.

The Humane Society of the United States adds that they and UEP will «jointly ask Congress for federal legislation which would require egg producers to increase space per bird.»