This consultation ended 9 September 2024.
Reviewing responses
The responses to this consultation are currently being reviewed. Details of the outcome will be published here in due course.
Original consultation
We would like your views on whether to make changes to the marketing standards legislation in Wales for free-range eggs and poultry meat.
Consultation description
A 16-week derogation period exists when the Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales makes a mandatory housing requirement for bird flocks in the event of a bird flu outbreak.
The marketing standards are set by the Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2010 and the The Poultrymeat (Wales) Regulations 2011.
Proposed changes would remove the 16-week derogation period for eggs and chicks. Eggs would continue to be labelled as free-range during the compulsory housing requirement.
The current 12-week poultry meat derogation would also be removed. This would enable meat to be labelled as free-range during any mandatory housing measures.