Sprouts Market

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Private‐label, or store‐brand eggs come from grocers or distributors who have the obvious desire of wanting to grow their presence in the organic marketplace. These brands typically get their eggs wholesale and re-label them under their own brand name without direct interaction with farmers. Unfortunately, there is an inherent limitation in private‐label organic products: organic consumers tend to want to know where their food is coming from and how it is produced, and private‐label products are anonymous by their very nature. Our research indicates that the vast majority of organic eggs for private label brands are produced on industrial farms that house hundreds of thousands of birds and do not grant the birds meaningful outdoor access.

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Single or Double Henhouses0
Other Certifications (bonus points)0
Organic Certifier0
Commitment to Organics0
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Indoor Enrichments0
Litter Management0
Natural Light0
Outdoor Space per Bird0
Popholes/Exit to the Outdoors0
Outdoor Enrichments0
Outdoor Space Exemptions0
Outdoor Management System0
Manure Handling System0
Forced Molting0
Beak Trimming0
Laying Hen Lifespan0
Use of Spent Hens0
Death Loss Rate0
Pullets0
Pullet Access to Outdoors0
Feed Produced on Farm0
US Grown Feed0
Soy in Feed0
Synthetic Amino Acids0
Disclosure Rate0