Re: Egg Box Labelling.

From: Martyn (bill_at_Microsoft.com)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:50:29 +0100

"Jay" <j_green156@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1091003255.22959.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
>
> "Martyn" <bill@Microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10genagoehskde9@corp.supernews.com...
> > I'm led to believe that nowadays egg boxes are supposed to be labelled.
> >
> > ie
> > 'Free Range'
> > 'Hens kept in barns' or
> > 'Hens kept in cages' (battery cages).
> >
> > My local shop is still selling eggs labelled only as 'Fresh Farm' eggs,
> > which , as far as I can see, means nothing; (therefore they're probably
> > battery eggs).
> > I've told them twice that I believe it's illegal, but they've not
changed.
> >
> > Am I right in what I think, and what can I do about it?
>
> I think you're probably right and wrong.

Oh Thanks ! :-)

> Why do you want to do anything about your local shop? If I was you, (and I
> realise I'm not) I would check elsewhere to see if they are doing anything
> illegal and if so decide whether doing anything about them would serve any
> good purpose.

Exactly, that's all I'm doing.
If what they're doing is illegal, I just wanted them to be aware.
If battery eggs are supposed to be so labelled, I was going to tell them;
and I was just trying to check my facts first.

> One of the things I like about living here is the ability to buy locally
> produced food. To be honest I think there is far too much red tape around
> some of the UK regulations and although I understand much of it is meant
to
> be for our health benefits, we do sometimes have our priorities wrong.
>
I've always tried to buy locally produced produce, but that doesn't extend
to battery produced stuff.

Martyn