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President Signs H.R. 12000, Egg Research and Consumer Information Act [Signing Statements and Announcements]
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President Signs H.R. 12000, Egg Research and Consumer Information Act [Signing Statements and Announcements]
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Digitized from Box 3 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 1974
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President has signed H. R. 12000 - Egg Research and Consumer
Information Act which authorizes egg and chicken producers to establish,
finance, and carry out a program of research, producer and consumer
education, and promotion to improve, maintain and develop markets for
their products.
Since the early 1950's, per capita egg consumption has fallen from 387 eggs
to 306 eggs, a decline of more than 20 percent. This decline appears to be
based on two factors: (1) the concern that egg cholesterol is a source of
certain health problems; and, (2) the consumer switch to higher cost forms
of protein such as beef made possible by increasing per capita incomes over
the last two decades.
H.R. 12000 will authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an 18
member Egg Board composed of egg producers or representatives of egg
producers. Establishment of the Egg Board or any other order issued under
this Act will require approval through an egg producer referendum with not
less than two-thirds of the producers voting in favor or by a majority of the
producers voting in favor if such majority constituted over two-thirds of all
egg production. The Egg Board and orders administered by it will assist
egg and chicken producers in establishing, financing, and carrying out a
program of research, producer and consumer education, and promotion
of research; producer and consumer education, and promotion to improve,
maintain, and develop markets for their products. Orders can be suspended
or terminated and certain small egg producers will be exempt. The Secretary
can prohibit brand name advertising and "unfair or deceptive" practices
which will not be allowed in any of the industry's activities.
The program will be financed entirely by an assessment paid by producers
of not to exceed 5 cents per case (30 dozen eggs) of commercial eggs --
approximately $7, 500, 000 will be generated annually by the assessments.
Producers not favoring the program can demand and receive a refund of their
assessment. While the $150,000 cost for the initial referendum will be paid
by Agriculture, all subsequent Federal costs will be defrayed by the assess-
ments.
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