Animal Products: Labelling and Packaging Debate
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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Animal Products: Labelling and Packaging
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, I am well aware that I am speaking on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, but I think I should take advice from colleagues in that department.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
My Lords, I am sure that the Minister knows the term “barn-raised chickens”. It sounds very cute and cuddly, but in fact under that designation nine chickens can be squashed into one square metre. Does the Minister think that that might be a little misleading for the general public?
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, that is why in this country we have the largest free-range flocks in Europe. The definition of eggs, as compared with other food products, is one of the legal definitions, precisely so that the consumer knows the difference between free range and barn.