Constumers in the United Kingdom will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs in shops and supermarket from Monday.
Consequently, this comes after British hens spent the last four months closed due to the danger of avian flu outbreaks.
Nonetheless, all birds, encompassing of the free-range ones, were instructed to be kept indoors. This came after outbursts of the H5N8 strain of avian flu.
Consequently, he avian flue led to captive birds and poultry flocks being culled.
On the other hand, back in 2018, most food businesses in the United Kingdom had been compelled to depend on British eggs. That was for the surety of supply and food safety ahead of Brexit.
The British Lion Egg Processors (BLEP) said there were “serious question marks” over the future of imported eggs and egg products.
Nonetheless, the middle of 2016, UK voters chose to leave the EU in a commission commonly referred to as the Brexit vote.
A survey delegated by BLEP found 57 percent of shoppers would like to know where the eggs and ready food they purchase come from.
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BLEP numbers for the year ending Dec. 31, 2017, indicated that the UK produced about 10.8 billion eggs, imported 1.9 billion eggs and exported 147 million eggs.
