Defra and Scottish Government remove 16-week derogation period for free range eggs

Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements

Rachael Brown
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Defra and Scottish Government remove 16-week derogation period for free range eggs

Defra and the Scottish Government have agreed to remove the 16-week derogation period for the labelling of free-range eggs produced by hens that are under mandatory housing measures due to avian influenza...

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