What makes eggs 'organic'? It depends on who you ask

The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a plan under the Obama administration that required chickens laying organic eggs to have access to soil, not just enclosures attached to hen houses....

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>> Sreenivasan: IT'S BEEN MORETHAN 15 YEARS SINCE THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT STARTED CERTIFYINGFOOD AS ORGANIC.BUT HOW THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEFINES "ORGANIC" IS NOT ALWAYS SOSIMPLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A STAPLEOF THE AMERICAN DIET: EGGS.THE TREATMENT OF THE CHICKENSTHAT LAY THOSE EGGS IS AT THECENTER OF A BATTLE BETWEENFARMERS, SOME OF WHOM ARE SAYINGTHAT NOT ALL ORGANIC EGGS ARECREATED EQUALLY.NEWSHOUR WEEKEND'S MEGANTHOMPSON REPORTS.>> Reporter: WILL HARRIS'FAMILY HAS BEEN FARMING THISLAND IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA FORFIVE GENERATIONS.>> HEAR THAT NOISE? A VERY SOOTHING NOISE TO ME. >> Reporter: HERE AT WHITE OAKPASTURES, HARRIS RAISES TENKINDS OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING...
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