Free-range eggs unavailable

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Why are free range eggs unavailable in UK? Bird flu rules and ... (iNews)

Britain has been hit by an outbreak of bird flu with health chiefs urging farmers to keep hens housed indoors.

Mr Williams added: “We undertook research that showed consumers want to support free range hens and free range farmers. Mark Williams, chief executive, said: “Free-range farmers love to see their hens enjoying the outdoors and exploring the range. With further outbreaks, this order to keep birds indoors has been extended, which means eggs usually sold as free-range must now be classed as “barn eggs” as hens remain unable to go outside.

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NO free range eggs available in UK from Monday – when will they ... (The London Economic)

The outbreak has forced farmers to keep their chickens locked inside for the duration of winter. It has been described as one of the worst Avian Flu pandemics ...

“Once the risk levels have reduced and the housing measures have been lifted by Defra, birds will be able to go outside again. No date has been set for the lifting of these restrictions. The outbreak has forced farmers to keep their chickens locked inside for the duration of winter.

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Free-range eggs unavailable in shops from Monday (Gedling Eye)

Chickens have been in bird flu lockdown since November, meaning eggs previously classed as free-range must now be labelled 'barn'.

The National Farmers’ Union’s chief poultry adviser, Aimee Mahony, said: “Shoppers may notice different labels on egg packs explaining that the eggs have been laid by hens temporarily housed to protect their health and welfare. Like this story? Shoppers will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs from supermarkets from Monday because of restrictions to stop the spread of bird flu.

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Why are free range eggs unavailable from supermarkets next week?... (The Sun)

BRITS will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs from next week when they pop to the shops.Eggs will no longer be labelled as free range - they'll.

Why will free-range eggs be unavailable? We explain why free-range eggs will be unavailable. SHOPPERS will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs from today when they pop to the shops.

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When will free-range eggs be unavailable in the UK? (Metro)

Free range eggs are set to become unavailable in the UK very soon - with bird flu forcing them off the shelves.

The rules around free-range vary according to where you are in the world: for example in the EU hens must have continuous daytime access to runs which are mainly covered with vegetation and a maximum stocking density of 2,500 birds per hectare. As a result of this hens will, as of Monday, have been indoors for 16 weeks – the maximum amount of time allowed for normally free-range birds to be kept inside before their status is changed to ‘barn’. All birds have ordered to stay indoors in the wake of the HN58 strain, which has led to over 80 outbreaks across the country, resulting in the deaths of thousands of birds.

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