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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Panera Petitions FDA for Clear ‘Egg’ Definition"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f9cfdbb1-10d7-48e4-8ac8-31a90d680172
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-panera-petitions-fda-for-clear-egg-definition-2705331
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-01-23T16:11:36.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:52:57.053Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Panera Petitions FDA for Clear ‘Egg’ Definition

**TL;DR:** Panera Bread is petitioning the FDA for a clear definition of the term 'egg', calling out competitors for serving eggs with multiple additives. The chain has launched a new line of breakfast sandwiches using cracked-shell eggs or egg whites with no additives.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-panera-petitions-fda-for-clear-egg-definition-2705331).*

## Story

One way to launch a new product is by calling out your competitors—and that’s the route Panera Bread has taken with its new line of breakfast sandwiches. In a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article , the bakery-café chain is petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to establish a clear definition of the term “egg,” while calling out its competitors for serving eggs that include five ingredients or more.

“In developing its newest breakfast sandwiches, Panera discovered that current FDA regulations do not establish a definition or a standard of identity for eggs,” said the company in a press release. “Without this, companies can sell and advertise items that contain multiple additives, such as butter-type flavors, gums and added color, under the generic term ‘egg.’”

Panera claims the new line of breakfast sandwiches use cracked-shell eggs or egg whites with no additives. As real ingredients and no additives continue to be a trend sweeping through the restaurant industry, the chain may gain more consumer trust from the #RespectTheEgg campaign it launched on social media on Friday.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Panera Bread (company)
- breakfast menu (topic)
- FDA (regulator)
- menu transparency (topic)
- fda regulation (topic)
- food labeling (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-panera-petitions-fda-for-clear-egg-definition-2705331). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f9cfdbb1-10d7-48e4-8ac8-31a90d680172).