Cotton proposes easing egg rules to lower prices
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Sen. Tom Cotton plans to introduce the Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025 to require the FDA and USDA to revise egg-handling rules so surplus broiler hatching eggs can be diverted into the food supply as pasteurized liquid egg products. Cotton says the change would boost supply and reduce costs amid affordability concerns and avian flu disruptions; USDA data show average prices for large white eggs fell to about $1.91 per dozen in early December.
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