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All eggs sold in Colorado starting in 2025 must be cage-free, add ‘organic’ labeling
KKCO-TV Grand Junction, State

All eggs sold in Colorado starting in 2025 must be cage-free, add ‘organic’ labeling

By Aiga Petelo | KKCO-TV 11 Starting Jan. 1st, 2025 all eggs sold in Colorado must be from a cage-free facility. All egg producers in Colorado who house more than 3,000 egg-laying hens will be required to comply with the cage-free egg rule requirements. Additionally, all eggs and egg products for sale in Colorado will need to show they are compliant by including “CO-COM,” “organic”, or “cage-free” on their label. “As Executive Director of the Colorado Egg Producers, I am proud of the consistent commitment our industry has shown to the well-being of hens, both with conventional housing and now with the transition to cage-free systems. Colorado Egg Producers members have always prioritized responsible and humane practices and the upcoming cage-free law in 2025 is a natural...
New rules to address bad child protection actors who may go undetected from county to county
State, The Colorado Sun

New rules to address bad child protection actors who may go undetected from county to county

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun A child protection caseworker in Colorado who gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on children in one county can get a job in another county. And then another. Under state regulations, if there is no criminal case, no one has to know about the past behavior — not the caseworker’s potential new employer or even the children and parents whose records were falsified. It’s a gap in the system that has concerned child and family advocates for years. After a string of high-profile cases of child protection workers fabricating reports, state officials are now working to strengthen the law.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN