What "cage-free," "fertile" and other egg labels mean

Great article (below link) via Salon.com. The "organic" and "whole foods" marketing labels are being closely looked at finally by the USDA for accuracy. There are alot of people making a ton of money off of careful parents and people who want sincerely to eat healthier. Like any trendy and/or growing niche market, people take advantage of the media frenzy over "natural" foods and charge too much to the consumer. Hopefully, this won't be a niche industry in the future, but the norm when shopping for our meals. As with most things in our society (for example, the internet) it takes a few years before the government agencies who are made to protect us from harm start turning the big brother eye towards a certain trend. In the meanwhile, it is up to you the consumer to educate yourself and be responsible for your own purchasing. Sometime soon, after the usual legal and moral bumps in the road, the gov't requirements for market labeling and the cost of producing free range eggs, organic veggies and steroid free meat might meet in the middle to benefit us all. Perhaps...in a decade or two.

What "cage-free," "fertile" and other egg labels mean