Pete and Gerry's Organic Grade A Large Eggs - 12ct: Free Range, No Added Antibiotics, Certified Humane

Thank you for your review. We’d like to take a moment to assure you that per FDA regulations and food safety requirements, we do and must wash our eggs before our consumers can receive them. We use a light, organic approved soap to wash our eggshells. After the eggs are washed, they are sanitized with a mild chlorine solution. While certainly unpleasant, dirty eggs can typically be used safely by gently cleaning with a dry brush or cloth before use and being sure not to let the egg's contents touch the outer shell while cracking. We hope this helps! Feel free to reach out to us via email or contact form and we can help get this sorted.

Thank you for your feedback. You’re absolutely right that free-range and pasture-raised eggs tend to have darker, sometimes even orange yolks, and that is indeed what we and other consumers tend to see in our eggs. While free-range and pasture-raised have many benefits, we’ve also found that it leads to more variability in yolk color due to different grazing habits and preferences from hen to hen. We invite you to fill out our contact form so we can properly investigate this batch and take a look at what you're seeing!

We're so sorry to hear about your disappointment. We take great care in inspecting every egg and carton before they leave us, and we can assure you that all of our eggs are very real! As you hold light up to the egg, this is called candling, which shows the inner membrane of the egg - this is perfectly normal!

Thank you so much for reaching out with your thoughts! As a certified B Corporation, we’re truly committed to both people and the planet, which is why we’ve carefully considered our carton design. We know that packaging our eggs is an important decision, and we’ve based it on solid research and data. We’re always exploring new, more sustainable options as we carry on with our constant research and testing of alternative options in search of the most earth-friendly packaging for our eggs. We chose our original 100% recycled plastic cartons based on real data and research collected through a third-party life cycle analysis that found those cartons to be more environmentally-friendly than most other options on the basis of carbon footprint, human health, ecosystem quality, and resource depletion measures across their entire life cycle. Given the excess of plastic in our world today, we have always felt good about diverting a significant number of water and soda bottles from landfills by putting them to good use in our cartons. That said, we understand the overall negative perception around plastic in our world today, and we appreciate hearing from our passionate consumers who are concerned with declining plastic recycling rates and access. As we assess our carton material, our goal is to present a sustainable option for everyone.

We're so sorry to hear about this experience. We take great care in inspecting every egg and carton before they leave us, so this isn’t something we take lightly. While free-range has many benefits, we’ve also found that it leads to more variability in yolk color due to different grazing habits and preferences from hen to hen. Flock age can also be a factor when it comes to inconsistencies in yolk color. We'd like to investigate the details here - keep an eye on your inbox - we will send an email soon!