119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2222Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025

To make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain regulations relating to shell eggs, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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This bill permits unrefrigerated surplus eggs originally intended for hatching to be repurposed for use in pasteurized liquid egg products intended for consumption. Under current regulations, most eggs intended for consumption must be refrigerated within 36 hours of being laid. The bill would exempt from this requirement surplus broiler hatching eggs (eggs originally intended to be hatched and raised for meat) that are repurposed for sale to an egg breaker (a facility that sells liquid egg to food manufacturers). (Broiler hatching eggs are generally held at a warmer temperature than other eggs in order to facilitate incubation. Because these eggs are not refrigerated, current regulations p...

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Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.