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Organic Consumers Association Files Suit Against the Happy Egg Company

 04/25/2020

The Happy Egg Company, the U.S. subsidiary of Noble Foods based in the United Kingdom, will be obliged to defend a lawsuit filed by the Organic Consumers Assocation.  At issue, is an allegation of false advertising, claiming that Happy Egg brand products labeled as “pasture-raised” are held under free-range standards. 

 

The Happy Egg Company no longer imprint the American Humane logo on their packaging claiming “pasture raised” The AHA standard requires five acres for two thousand hens but in effect according to the Organic Consumer Association Happy Egg Company allows one acre for the same number of hens.

 

The lawsuit was filed in the District of Columbia, Civil Division as Case 2020CA002009 B. In the complaint filed with the Court, an illustration of Happy Egg Company packaging clearly states “free range” in addition to "pasture raised on over eight acres".