Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Animal Welfare Claims Breed Claims Diet Claims Living or Raising Conditions Claims Negative Antibiotic Use Claims Negative Hormone Use Claims Source and Traceability Claims Organic Claims Environment-Related Claims It says: Animal-raising claims, such as “Raised Without Antibiotics,” “Grass-Fed” and Free-Range,” and environment-related claims, such (..)
Kavya Organic Farm
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
It can be difficult to determine precisely what you’re getting and which brands of Organic Egg are the best because of labels like “cage-free” (which has no meaning), “free-range,” “pasture-raised,” etc. is really free-range, and each hen is guaranteed at least 14 square feet.
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UnderstandingAg
APRIL 30, 2023
An egg produced by a laying hen raised on pasture is a self-contained nutrient powerhouse. It is hard for any single food to match the nutrient density in a pasture-raised egg. Egg yolks from pasture-raised eggs… Have significantly higher levels of folate and vitamin B12. A single egg yolk contains about 215 mg of choline.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? Pasture-raised”? Photography by Lena Beck) Free Range: This means that the animal spends part of its time outside, uncaged. Farms must provide proof to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service of free-range conditions.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. This herd, however, is not quite as free-range as it appears. More paddocks versus less is always better for grazers and climate-smart goals, because you’re always moving these animals to a fresh pasture,” he said.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 13, 2022
He showed pictures of the “free range”, which was a tiny alcove smaller than your home’s bathroom, no grass, that the chickens would not even venture into. But unlike most eateries, he explained the fake grill lines to his customers. People flocked to the restaurant. He explained that all his claims about natural were meaningless.
Sustainable Food Trust
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The challenge, for most meat-eaters out there, would be the significant reduction in the amount of pork, chicken and eggs available (due to the move away from permanently housed flocks and herds that are fed grain and imported protein feeds, to free-range, high-welfare systems). Complex food labelling also adds to the confusion.
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