Morningstar Farms Commits to Using Fewer Eggs and More Egg-Free Products

Very important move. We’ll see if this stands over time. Seems they will move to a greater commitment to vegan products.

Article:

Morningstar Farms Responds to Demand for Egg-Free Foods

Company commits to using one million fewer eggs in 2008

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Morningstar Farms, a Kellogg subsidiary that has been making vegetarian products for more than 25 years, has stated it will use one million fewer eggs in 2008 while also offering more egg-free products.

According to company spokeswoman Kathleen Eckler, in 2008 "Kellogg is reducing the amount of eggs we use in our Morningstar products by a minimum of one million eggs. We're committed to announcing even more new vegan products for our customers."

After months of discussion on the topic with the Michigan-based company, Compassion Over Killing (COK) and Vegan Outreach, two nonprofit animal protection organizations, wholeheartedly applaud Morningstar Farms for implementing this policy. By reducing Kellogg's egg usage by more than a million eggs per year, nearly 4,000 fewer laying hens will suffer in factory farms each year.

"A growing number of consumers are choosing egg-free foods as a way to protect their health and protect animals," says COK's executive director Erica Meier. "We applaud Morningstar Farms for committing to offer more vegan items, and we encourage other companies to follow its compassionate lead."

More than 95% of eggs produced in the U.S. come from hens confined inside barren wire battery cages so restrictive, the birds can barely even move, let alone engage in many of their most natural behaviors including spreading their wings, perching, or walking. Battery-caged hens are typically provided with a meager 67 square inches of space in which to live -- that's less floor space than the size of one sheet of notebook paper.

Jack Norris, RD, president of Vegan Outreach, commented, "Consumers asked Morningstar Farms to remove eggs from its products, and the company heeded their call. Vegan Outreach is pleased to congratulate Kellogg on this important humane move."

Morningstar Farms has long been a leader in supplying vegetarian products sold in grocery stores nationwide. Its decision to use fewer eggs and create more vegan products further demonstrates the company's leadership in offering healthier and more humane food choices in the marketplace.

Compassion Over Killing (COK) is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Since 1995, COK has worked to end the abuse of animals in agriculture through undercover investigations, public outreach, litigation, and other advocacy programs. On the web at COK.net.

Vegan Outreach is a national nonprofit advocacy group. Since 1993, Vegan Outreach has been on the cutting-edge of grassroots advocacy against cruelty to animals. Distribution of Vegan Outreach literature exposes these animals' suffering -- otherwise hidden in factory farms and industrial slaughterhouses -- while promoting more compassionate, humane choices. On the web at VeganOutreach.org.

Website: http://www.cok.net/
Website: http://www.veganoutreach.org/

Ask Morningstar Farms To Stop Using Eggs In Their Products: If They Insist On Continuing to Use Eggs, Ask That They At least Use Cage Free Eggs

This actually comes from COK and Vegan Outreach, but I did receive the information not too long ago from another group. COK and Vegan Outreach did an excellent job with this writing, so I’d like to pass this along. Please see the following website for more information after reading the information below - http://www.morningstar-egg-facts.com

If nothing else, please at least consider switching to another product other than Morningstar Farms. Gardenburger is the main choice, as they do adhere to a policy of not using eggs for all but one of their products. For that one product, they do not use battery eggs. Here is a link to a statement by Gardenburger in relation to eggs in their products and specifically on their policy of only using cage free eggs: http://www.gardenburger.com/community/articles/index.php#No_Caged


Yet, if you do have time, there are many actions below you can take. They are all very easy, from making a simple call, to emailing a form letter.

Article:

http://www.morningstar-egg-facts.com

Compassion Over Killing
and Vegan Outreach
are teaming up with compassionate people everywhere to ask
Morningstar Farms® to stop using eggs in its product line.

Morningstar Farms®, which is owned by the Kellogg® company,

is currently purchasing eggs produced by hens confined inside barren
wire battery cages. Battery caged hens are typically provided with a
meager 67 square inches of space in which to live that s less than
the size of one sheet of notebook paper. These birds are so
intensively confined for their entire lives that they are denied
their natural inclinations to spread their wings, perch, preen, or
even walk.

Morningstar Farms® has long been a leader in supplying delicious
vegetarian foods to a growing market. Let them know that the market
also wants them to remove their support from the cruel battery egg
industry. Please encourage them to join with companies like
Gardenburger®, which last year announced it has taken eggs out of all
its products except for one private-sourced item.

Take action today by submitting your comments online!
<http://www.morningstar-egg-facts.com/contact-morningstar/>

Use the form in this alert or visit Morningstar-Egg-Facts.com
<http://www.morningstar-egg-facts.com>
to send a letter.

Please also call Kellogg® s customer feedback hotline:
1-800-962-1413.

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Say: Representative.
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