Friday, August 01, 2014

Forum on 'free range' at egg industry meeting in Canberra

A new free range standard and possible new egg labelling requirements in Australia will be discussed at the next egg industry Forum in Canberra in November.

  After a presentation by the NSW Department of Fair Trading to the Forum egg farmers will be able to participate in a consultation session with Department officials about the issues.

The NSW Department of Fair Trading was tasked by the Ministerial Council of Fair Trading/Consumer Affairs to draft a national information standard on free range eggs and  minimum labelling requirements for egg labelling. The draft will be considered by the Ministerial Council next April.
 
The Forum will take place on November19 aand 20  in Canberra and it will be followed by the annual meeting of the Australian Egg Corporation.

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