McDonald’s Plans a Shift to Eggs From Only Cage-Free Hens
By Matthew Lyle • September 10, 2015
McDonald’s Corporation is announcing that it will begin phasing out the use of eggs from hens housed in cages.
With less than 10 percent of the nation’s laying hens housed as “cage free,” it could take McDonald’s as long as 10 years to reach its goal of having 100 percent come from hens in what are known as “aviary systems.”