I dunno, this sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen. How is a restaurant going to keep track of every byc egg they get from all over the U.S., especially if some kind of outbreak occurs? Right now, they know exactly where every egg comes from, and if they use the backyard system, they will get eggs from WHO knows where. Are they going to mark each and every egg, and track it in a computer?? I think I'll wait and see how this plays out. And just because somebody is an inspector, does that mean they know what to look for, as in sickness in chickens, etc?
My suggestion is, those people who are concerned about knowing where their food comes from, go buy from the people near you who raise chickens. Bypass the eggs at walmart, or the grocery store, support your LOCAL economy. Ther's a lot more involved to this than they think. As long as I sell eggs from my farm, or at the farmers market, I don't have to be npip or tested, or monitored by the guvment. Once I start selling to restaurants, groceries, across state lines, etc., the game changes. I had already checked several months ago on this.
I'm not trying to be negative, just saying, it's not going to be as easy peasy as many of us would like.
My suggestion is, those people who are concerned about knowing where their food comes from, go buy from the people near you who raise chickens. Bypass the eggs at walmart, or the grocery store, support your LOCAL economy. Ther's a lot more involved to this than they think. As long as I sell eggs from my farm, or at the farmers market, I don't have to be npip or tested, or monitored by the guvment. Once I start selling to restaurants, groceries, across state lines, etc., the game changes. I had already checked several months ago on this.
I'm not trying to be negative, just saying, it's not going to be as easy peasy as many of us would like.
