Iowa grocers participating in a supplemental food program would need to offer conventional eggs if they sell eggs from chickens housed in a cage-free, free-range or enriched colony cage environment under an Iowa House bill passed Monday night.
House File 2408 was approved on an 81-17 vote, sending it to the Iowa Senate for consideration.
Supporters said the legislation would apply to grocers participating as a vendors in the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state officials, and the bill would allow state officials to seek a federal waiver if necessary.
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