Choosing a carton of eggs at the grocery store ... not all brown eggs are organic,” Dresner adds. These labels address how the egg-laying chickens are raised, Palma explains.

With an egg shortage and ... find your usual brand, and cartons that carry certain claims may be more expensive than others. If it’s important to you that the chickens were raised outdoors ...

As for "farm fresh" and "natural" labels, Consumer Reports says they're basically meaningless.