A New Hampshire food company is paying part of a nearly half-million-dollar settlement after the state of Massachusetts accused it of selling meat and eggs that came from animals kept in illegal living conditions.State officials say Poultry Products Company of New England sold products that violated Massachusetts animal welfare laws. The companies have agreed to pay the settlement, stop selling the products that do not meet the law, and improve how they evaluate whether their products follow state rules. The settlement comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge ot the state’s animal welfare law.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A New Hampshire food company is paying part of a nearly half-million-dollar settlement after the state of Massachusetts accused it of selling meat and eggs that came from animals kept in illegal living conditions.
State officials say Poultry Products Company of New England sold products that violated Massachusetts animal welfare laws.
The companies have agreed to pay the settlement, stop selling the products that do not meet the law, and improve how they evaluate whether their products follow state rules.
The settlement comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge ot the state’s animal welfare law.
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