Questions about egg dating? Here are some answers.
Recently, we answered a letter from a resident of Prescott Valley. She said that she was paying almost $5.00 a dozen for eggs at a local farmers market because she had been told that eggs in the grocery store can be as much as four months old.
The Arizona Department of Agriculture state saw for processing eggs requires egg farmers in our category to advance the calendar date 24 days from date of processing. We have a USDA Inspector in every processing facility during the machine hours. By processing, we mean cleaning, drying, inspection, weighing, and packaging, and random sampling by the USDA Egg Inspector. As you can see from our website footage all of our chicken barns’ eggs get sent to processing via conveyor and lift systems. The eggs, once laid, are immediately sent to processing.
I don’t know where the farmers market egg farmers are getting their information about eggs in the stores being as old as four months. It is unfortunate that misinformation is being circulated instead of information about our quality programs.
Hickman’s quality standards for egg safety and consumer confidence are higher than both state and federal standards. In fact, Hickman’s Family Farms is a leader within the egg industry. We were selected to promote the entire egg industry by the American Egg Board.
All of our farms achieve and maintain the highest quality standards according to the United Egg Producers, Animal Care Certification Program.
You can purchase Hickman eggs with absolute confidence that you are buying the highest quality, freshest eggs available anywhere at any price.
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