U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says California’s actions under Proposition 12 fly in the face of Federal jurisdiction and regulation over food production and safety under the Egg Products Inspection Act.

The Trump administration is suing California for its regulation of eggs, claiming three state laws are contributing to the rise in prices for American consumers.

A deadly outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to brown cage-free and organic eggs — including some sold in New Jersey — has ended, federal health officials announced on Thursday, July 10. The eggs were supplied by the August Egg Company of Hilmar,