Coles delays ban on caged eggs over supply issues
Coles delayed the prohibition of cage eggs from supermarkets on supply problems caused by bird flu outbreaks.
The Federal and State governments accepted a national cage prohibition until 2036 to improve the welfare of the poultry in Australia.
Great supermarkets said they would gradually remove cage eggs this year, but Coles delayed the decision to ensure that customers continue to receive a stable supply.
Approximately 1.8 million birds were removed last year after bird flu outbreaks containing a large number of chicken used for egg pavement.
The decrease in the number of poultry animals resulted in the introduction of egg cardboard boundaries to help alleviate the disruptions of large eggs in supermarkets throughout the country.
But as the crisis emerged, the supermarket shelves were still naked.
A Coles spokesman said they decided to pause the passageless transition for branded shell eggs due to the significant impact of the last bird flu outbreaks.
“This step is necessary to help heal the industry and ultimately provide a stable supply for our customers,” he said.
“We take the welfare of animals very seriously and we are determined to protect more than 85 percent cage -free branded shell eggs and reach our long -term cage egg output.
“We have decided to continue the last date of the cage for branded shell eggs by 2030, which will still be in front of the 2036 industrial deadline.”
Australian eggs reported a cage eggs that it made up 40 percent of the supermarket eggs in Australia, and there would be enough eggs to walk around without them.
Defense Group, about 50 years ago to meet the demand and free -range chickens to reduce the rate of high disease and mortality to reduce the ratio of cage eggs were introduced, he said.
“The interior has protected the chickens moving in interior spaces not only from elements and potential predators, but also the pathogens that cause disease such as bird flu,” he said.
However, animal welfare groups argue that chickens suffer when they are limited to battery cages about the size of an A4 layer.
RSPCAWA said battery cages prevented chickens from exhibiting their natural behavior.
