Supermarket Sainsbury’s has faced fresh criticism this week after eggs derived from Italian barn systems were spotted on shelves, together with signage
New campaign urges British consumers to buy range of egg sizes to support hen welfare Ref:RH210321147 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer HUNDREDS OF thousands of British consumers have been told to end their obsession with buying large eggs and shop for mixed weight and medium instead, in order to support hen welfare. More than 13 billion eggs are eaten in Britain every year, but research has revealed that shoppers prefer to buy large or very large eggs rather than medium or mixed weight boxes, despite the fact hens naturally lay a range of egg sizes. A free range hen will typically lay 55% large or very large eggs and 45% medium, smalls and second quality eggs.