Jury Orders Egg Suppliers to Pay $17.7 Million in Damages for Price Gouging in 2000s to several major food manufacturing companies who sued egg producers over a conspiracy to limit the supply..

.usnews.com ^ | Dec. 1, 2023 | Associated Press

[daniel1212]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law...

The jury ruled last week that the egg producers used various means to limit the domestic supply of eggs to increase the price of products during the 2000s. The time frame of the conspiracy was an issue throughout the case; jurors ultimately determined damages occurred between 2004 and 2008...

Food manufacturers joining as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the egg producers are Kraft Foods Global, Inc., The Kellogg Company, General Mills, Inc. and Nestle USA, Inc. The jury found the egg suppliers who participated in the conspiracy were Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., United Egg Producers, Inc., United States Egg Marketers, Inc. and Rose Acre Farms, Inc.,

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

TG Lee used to sell their milk in opaque plastic bottles. Don't think they do it any more.

And yes, dark glass is really the best sort of container to keep milk in.

[lizma2]

“*can’t decide if I like or hate these type threads*”

LOL! Me neither! Just miss the owl collection! It was spectacular!

[alaskamomma]

that is Fascism and this Federal government has NO RIGHT to tell a business what they can price things for. if the prices are too high than the people don’t have to and probably won’t buy them. people better wake up and soon.