A federal lawsuit claims California's Proposition 12 and egg regulations create unnecessary red tape for farmers, violate federal standards and raise egg costs for Americans.

The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday filed a suit in Los Angeles against California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials over laws the Trump administration alleges impose burdensome red tape on the production of eggs and poultry products nationally in violation of federal law.

The US government sued California over its regulation of eggs and chickens, claiming that "unnecessary red tape” provoked an egg price spike across the country. “The laws and regulations challenged by the complaint impose costly requirements on farmers that have the effect of raising egg prices for American consumers by prohibiting farmers across the country from using commonly accepted agricultural methods that helped keep eggs affordable,