British chickens allowed out again after November bird flu outbreak
Starting last Monday, eggs may have the label “camperos”
People can buy free-range chicken eggs again after avian influenza control measures are relaxed. Starting Monday, chickens can go out again, after the government lifted restrictions imposed last November that required them to stay indoors. That is, free field labeling can return to the shelf.
Since March, the eggs have been classified as “barn eggs” in the supermarket because of the length of time the birds have been inside. Free-range chicken eggs come from chickens that have unrestricted access to the outdoors during the day. The RSPCA says that about 55% of all eggs produced in the UK are free-range eggs.
UK faces biggest bird flu outbreak in its history. While poultry and other captive birds no longer need to be housed unless they are in a protected zone, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs states that other precautions are still being taken to protect the animals.
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