Waiver for free range eggs ruled illegal by EU commissioner Hogan
28th March 2017
Since a fresh outbreak of avian influenza swept through Europe in 2016, forcing huge numbers of poultry farms to close and even destroy their stock, free range egg status has had to be terminated in many parts of the EU.
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Food Labelling Services comments:
The technical rules state that birds are allowed to be retained indoors for up to 12 weeks and still retain their free range status. However, this period has ended, and therefore, in our opinion, the eggs should no longer be labelled as free range, as this would be misleading the consumer.