Food & Water Watch says DOJ's proposed egg settlement is not enough
Food & Water WatchFood and environmental advocacy organization
Food & Water Watch says the Justice Department found that companies like Cal-Maine engaged in egg price gouging, calls the proposed settlement a slap on the wrist and urges people to tell DOJ it is not enough.
“The Department of Justice found that corporations like Cal-Maine engaged in price gouging of eggs - but they're giving them a slap on the wrist. Tell the DOJ that their proposed settlement is not enough, and corporate price gougers deserve consequences:”
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Did Cal-Maine and other egg producers manipulate egg-price benchmarks?
The Justice Department and 17 states allege that major egg producers coordinated bids to inflate Urner Barry price quotations. Cal-Maine denies wrongdoing and says its communications did not affect egg prices. The filed complaint and proposed settlement do not resolve the disputed facts by trial.
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The organization urged readers to send DOJ comments on the proposed settlement.
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The organization calls the companies price gougers who deserve consequences, so it condemns the conduct this case examines. Its objection to the settlement concerns the remedy.
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