Health
All hens and other farm birds to be kept inside in GB avian flu crackdown – The Guardian
Eggs can continue to be labelled ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and poultry meat for 12 weeks, says Defra
Bird fluEggs can continue to be labelled free-range for 16 weeks and poultry meat for 12 weeks, says Defra
Millions of free-range hens and other birds will have to be kept indoors from 14 December, in a national government crackdown to try to limit the spread of a virulent strain of avian flu across Great Britain.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said in a statement that the chief vets of England, Scotland and Wales had agreed the new legal requirement for all birdkeepers…
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