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Naturegg Free Run Eggs
These eggs are not organic and are from battery-caged hens, but do bear the Health Check symbol. The hens are fed an “all-natural, flax-based diet with a small amount of fish oil, alfalfa and corn.” Regarding hen welfare, Burnbrae Farms states: “We follow the animal husbandry codes that have been developed by experts when making choices about how to raise our hens.”
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