Hello all,
Happy New Year.
So in California it is law that you cannot sell non cage free eggs, but based on the proposition (see below) I am not sure if dried egg whites fall into that category. A vendor is trying to sell dried egg whites to us that are not cage free. My boss says that as a manufacturer there is no problem to use it but based on what I'm understanding you cannot sell or purchase the eggs if you know they have been confined in a cruel manner. Can anyone help me on this?
Thank you.
Prohibitions.In addition to other applicable provisions of law:
(a) A farm owner or operator within the state shall not knowingly cause any covered animal to be confined in a cruel manner.
(b) A business owner or operator shall not knowingly engage in the sale within the state of any of the following:
(1) Whole veal meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(2) Whole pork meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner, or is the meat of immediate offspring of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(3) Shell egg that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(4) Liquid eggs that the business owner or operator knows or should know are the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.Prohibitions.In addition to other applicable provisions of law: