In 2020 the Advisory Committee for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans accepted eggs as an important food for infants and toddlers and for pregnant and lactating women, based on nutrient content.  This was followed in October 2022 by the FDA proposing a revised definition of a “healthy food”.  It is emphasized that the definition has not been finalized and has no legal standing.  Notwithstanding this situation, Pete and Gerry’s LLC have applied the term ‘healthy’ to their newly introduced range of pasture-raised eggs.

This action creates the impression that all other eggs may in some way be “unhealthy”.  The Food and Drug Administration is extremely careful to regulate claims relating to health and absolutely forbids unsubstantiated label statements relating to possible health or therapeutic benefits as this would place the product into the category of a drug.

Pete and Gerry’s pasture-raised eggs are certified under the Humane Farm Animal Care welfare standards requiring producing flocks to be maintained on pasture 12-months of the year in an outside area that is covered with living vegetation.