As you know, an egg looks like the others as you cannot see just by inspection, whether it is an act of free-range or barn eggs, or whether it belongs to the eggs derived from battery hens. Even the packaging is rarely meaningful.
The Order of the Federal Government for the keeping of poultry is more necessary component of change in agriculture. It provides that egg production from 1.1.2012 are only for farms with soil or free-range or aviaries are permitted. For example in Germany, the re-commissioning is prohibited on conventional and enriched cages and laying batteries for transitional use. Here, Germany is the EU regulation far ahead because there remain enriched cages. It further ensures the decision that humanely hens eat, drink, rest, dust-bathe, and seek nest egg tray. In addition, the minimum and maximum sizes of the reserves numbers of animals must be respected.
Since 1 January 2004, the EU regulation for the marking of the eggs is placed. Thus, each egg, Class A for private households is marked with the producer code stamped on the packaging as well as the type of farming for these eggs. Until then, eggs were the EU-wide identification of voluntary codes and the historical producers could still be used. The imprint of the pack idyllic landscapes should not be a reason to buy. One should note phrases that promise floor or free-range production. Be sure that the hens in all respects are really well and issued currently if you buy organic eggs. It is assured if the attitude was reasonable, the animals were given organic feed and no prophylactic antibiotics were used.
The eggs themselves are marked with a code. For example, 1 DE-23457th. The first digit stands for the housing system. 0 stands for eggs from organic production, 1 is free-range eggs, 2 is for barn eggs, and 3 for eggs from caged hens. Then it is followed by the country code, which states where the egg comes from. The country code is followed by the identification number, which encodes the operation.
