{"id":36623,"date":"2022-12-26T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-new-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-non-cage-free-eggs-in-colorado-will-go-into-effect-in-january\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:00:09","slug":"a-new-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-non-cage-free-eggs-in-colorado-will-go-into-effect-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-new-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-non-cage-free-eggs-in-colorado-will-go-into-effect-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"A new law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs in Colorado will go into effect in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Eggs are displayed at a grocery store in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Eggs that aren\u2019t laid in a cage-free facility will soon begin disappearing from Colorado grocery store shelves, thanks to a law passed in 2020 that takes effect in 2023. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/span>Matt Rourke<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Eggs that aren\u2019t laid in a cage-free facility will soon begin disappearing from Colorado grocery store shelves, thanks to a law passed in 2020 that takes effect in 2023.<\/p>\n

HB20-1343<\/a> requires businesses to stop selling eggs produced by hens in cramped spaces. Instead, farmers must ensure each chicken has one square foot of floor space by 2025.<\/p>\n

Mark Gallegos, the inspections director at the Colorado Department of Agriculture, said three main companies need to meet the new requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat represents more than 90% of the egg production in Colorado just from those three farms,\u201d Gallegos said. \u201cThose three farms have multiple facilities throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Farms that own less than 3,000 egg-laying hens are exempt from the new law. Farms that own chickens that are used for meat and other purposes are also exempt.<\/p>\n

Grocery stores within Colorado will soon begin phasing out non-compliant eggs. Non-cage-free eggs are usually among the cheapest options on shelves. Gallegos said it isn\u2019t clear how prices will be affected once the new law goes into effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere (are) a lot of factors,\u201d he said. \u201cYou might see some changes in pricing as the different factors kind of play out that contribute to the supply of eggs.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the variables at play is the persistent presence of avian flu<\/a>. The outbreak of the highly pathogenic virus is deadly amongst commercial chicken flocks \u2014 entire facilities have to be put down if one case is discovered because of its near-perfect fatality rate, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Public Radio, visit www.cpr.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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