When an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone is established by Government veterinary authorities and free range hens are housed for their own safety, egg packs can continue to be labelled as free range for a period of up to 12 weeks.
When an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (requiring that free range birds are kept inside) is established by Government veterinary authorities and free range hens are housed for their own safety, egg packs can continue to be labelled as free range for a period of up to 16 weeks. After that, consumers must be informed that the eggs have been laid by hens kept inside in barns.
All free range poultry in the UK is currently being kept inside on Government advice, to help protect birds from bird flu. This is part of the UK-wide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone.
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