On Wednesday, the administration of US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against California for its strict regulatory laws related to poultry farms and egg production, accusing the state of imposing “sterile and unnecessary measures” that caused the increase in egg prices at the United States, as she put it.
The lawsuit, brought before the Federal Court of Los Angeles, stated that the 1970 -eggs detection law gives priority to federal legislation on state laws. She emphasized that the law authorizes the American Ministry of Agriculture, Health and Humanitarian Services the authority to regulate egg safety standards, and it is required to unify the national standards for the protection of consumer health.
The California Public Prosecution Office has not yet been issued on the lawsuit.
California has approved, since the approval of federal law, several laws of animal welfare and the regulation of poultry breeding conditions, the most prominent of which is a law that prevents the stacking of chicken in narrow cages that do not allow them to stand or move freely or extend their parties completely.
Although California laws aim to reduce the cruelty of animals and reduce the risk of food -transferred diseases, the federal lawsuit confirms that the organization of egg safety is only a powers of the federal government.
The lawsuit added that the state has the right to regulate local production within its borders, but it does not have the authority to impose additional standards on eggs imported from other states and is sold inside California, considering this a violation of the principle of the unified market between the states.
