Feb 3rd, 2023
2 mins
Defra have advised that due to the ongoing situation with Avian Influenza, as of 1st February, eggs originating from free range flocks in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex will need to be labelled as barn eggs.
This will apply to the rest of England from the 27th February and is in line with Egg Marketing Standards Regulations.
This action marks the end of the 16-week grace period given after the introduction of a regional (12th October 2022) and subsequent national mandatory housing order (7th November 2022).
In recognition of current elevated input costs facing the industry along with the impacts of AI, Defra have said that they will allow the same packaging concessions that were granted last year. This means where other options are not feasible, such as over-stickering or marketing eggs in “barn reared” egg boxes, industry will be allowed the use of direct print to pack or an affixed label on free-range boxes to communicate to consumers that the eggs have come from hens that are now barn reared.
The labelling will remain in place until the housing order is lifted.
You will find more detail here
