Section 25995 Of Chapter 14. Shelled Eggs From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 14.
25995
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) According to the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Production,
food animals that are treated well and provided with at least
minimum accommodation of their natural behaviors and physical needs
are healthier and safer for human consumption.
(b) A key finding from the World Health Organization and Food and
Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Salmonella Risk
Assessment was that reducing flock prevalence results in a directly
proportional reduction in human health risk.
(c) Egg-laying hens subjected to stress are more likely to have
higher levels of pathogens in their intestines and the conditions
increase the likelihood that consumers will be exposed to higher
levels of food-borne pathogens.
(d) Salmonella is the most commonly diagnosed food-borne illness
in the United States.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect California
consumers from the deleterious, health, safety, and welfare effects
of the sale and consumption of eggs derived from egg-laying hens that
are exposed to significant stress and may result in increased
exposure to disease pathogens including salmonella.