HC Deb 06 July 1999 vol 334 cc502-3W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the criteria which determine whether farmers may call their products free range. [89009]

Mr. Rooker

I assume the hon. Member is referring to free-range egg and poultry meat production. Before eggs and poultry meat can be marketed as free range, EU Commission Regulations require, among other things, that poultry have continuous daytime access to open air runs, mainly covered with vegetation. They also specify maximum outdoor and indoor stocking densities.