Every major UK retailer has now made a commitment to end the sale of eggs produced by colony-kept hens by 2025.
Supermarket chains including Tesco, Iceland, Morrisons, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have all set a 2025 deadline to allow a transition to cage-free production. The poultry sector is now in consultation with retailers and industry bodies over what will be the new cage-free standard.
Speculation over future poultry housing system
Barn production – where birds are kept indoors but have freedom
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