Not so free range eggs: Pirovic hit with $300,000 fine

By Jared Lynch
Updated September 24 2014 - 6:13am, first published 1:32am
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
ACCC chairman Rod Sims said credence claims such as 'free range' were "powerful tools for businesses to distinguish their products" Photo: Jessica Shapiro
ACCC chairman Rod Sims said credence claims such as 'free range' were "powerful tools for businesses to distinguish their products" Photo: Jessica Shapiro
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.
The ACCC has several criteria to test if eggs are free range, including what time of day and how frequently barns are opened, whether the chickens have been trained to remain indoors and whether the size of the outdoor area is adequate and has shade, food and water available.

One of Australia's biggest egg producers has misled consumers, trying to pass off product as free range when their hens were housed in crowded barns, the Federal Court has found.

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