Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Proposed settlement over egg-price reporting allegations
The cited reference describes a proposed settlement involving Cal-Maine and two other producers over alleged coordination of bids submitted to an egg-price reporting service. The companies did not admit wrongdoing, and the proposed settlement remained subject to court approval.
2025
Egg-shortage pricing and coordination scrutiny
Cal-Maine faced scrutiny over profits, pricing, avian-influenza indemnity payments, and possible coordination during an egg shortage. The Justice Department opened an antitrust investigation into Cal-Maine, not specifically into Eggland's Best as a separate legal entity.
2023
Egg-supply antitrust liability involving Cal-Maine
Cal-Maine was found liable in a case alleging that it and other industry participants coordinated to restrict egg supply and increase prices between 2004 and 2008. The available evidence does not establish separate liability for the Eggland's Best brand.
2018
Lake Wales Farm animal-welfare investigation
An animal-rights organization alleged poor conditions and abuse at a Cal-Maine farm. Subsequent reviews described in the available source did not confirm abuse and found compliance with poultry-euthanasia protocols. The source does not establish that the farm supplied Eggland's Best.