March 28, 2016
By Esther Han
Eggs from farms with 10,000 birds per hectare (click here) - more than six times the number considered fair by consumer and animal welfare groups - could be labelled "free range" under proposed, legally binding standards.
Consumer affairs ministers will this week sign-off on one of four legal definitions, three of which hinge on hens having "meaningful access" to the outdoor range, with a maximum stocking density of 10,000 hens per hectare.
The list of options leaked to Fairfax Media, show one option is the status quo, meaning nothing changes and consumer confusion would still abound....
Why bother having a government at all if what they do is blur lines of quality so their Wall Street cronies have more clout than any other form of economic size and scope?
It is corruption to confuse the consumer and provide profits to Wall Street. This is what free trade agreements do. They remove the law of the land no matter the country and write new standards that minimize the clout of wholesomeness.
Small family farms that supply healthy, untainted food to the market should be rewarded for their dedication to the consumer. But, that is not what occurs. Kindly listen to the farmer in the video at the article above and hear the pride he shares with people about his work and product to them as consumers. There is no factory farm that can claim these standards.
"...We are running 150 birds per hectacre (one hectare contains about 2.47 acres)..." That matters to consumers and there should be a dedicated indication on the product to prove it.
Free Trade Agreements are dangerous to consumers.
By Esther Han
Eggs from farms with 10,000 birds per hectare (click here) - more than six times the number considered fair by consumer and animal welfare groups - could be labelled "free range" under proposed, legally binding standards.
Consumer affairs ministers will this week sign-off on one of four legal definitions, three of which hinge on hens having "meaningful access" to the outdoor range, with a maximum stocking density of 10,000 hens per hectare.
The list of options leaked to Fairfax Media, show one option is the status quo, meaning nothing changes and consumer confusion would still abound....
Why bother having a government at all if what they do is blur lines of quality so their Wall Street cronies have more clout than any other form of economic size and scope?
It is corruption to confuse the consumer and provide profits to Wall Street. This is what free trade agreements do. They remove the law of the land no matter the country and write new standards that minimize the clout of wholesomeness.
Small family farms that supply healthy, untainted food to the market should be rewarded for their dedication to the consumer. But, that is not what occurs. Kindly listen to the farmer in the video at the article above and hear the pride he shares with people about his work and product to them as consumers. There is no factory farm that can claim these standards.
"...We are running 150 birds per hectacre (one hectare contains about 2.47 acres)..." That matters to consumers and there should be a dedicated indication on the product to prove it.
Free Trade Agreements are dangerous to consumers.
