The Cornucopia Institute , a non - profit watchdog group , has claimed that lax US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) enforcement means that industrially produced eggs are being labelled as “ organic ” . Cornucopia has published a report on some of America ’s largest egg farmers and is writing a consumer ’s guide to organic eggs . Several of the nation 's largest producers of organic eggs declined to answer the group 's questionnaire . Last year , Cornucopia filed complaints with the USDA regarding five large organic egg producers : Herbrucks , Krehers , Delta Egg Farm , Chino Valley and Bushman Farms . Five months after the Cornucopia complaint , the USDA responded that an investigation into those facilities was " unwarranted " because the producers were in good standing with their certification companies .
The Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit watchdog group, has claimed that lax US Department of Agriculture (USDA) enforcement means that industrially produced eggs are being labelled as “organic”. Cornucopia has released a report criticising some of America’s largest egg farmers and is publishing a consumer’s guide to organic eggs. Several of the nation's largest producers of organic eggs declined to answer the group's questionnaire. Last year, Cornucopia filed complaints with the USDA regarding five large organic egg producers: Herbrucks, Krehers, Delta Egg Farm, Chino Valley and Bushman Farms. Five months after the Cornucopia complaint, the USDA responded that an investigation into those facilities was "unwarranted" because the farms were in good standing with their certification companies.