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UK to Ease Free-Range Egg Labeling Rules to Cut Bird-Flu Costs
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The UK will relax labeling rules for eggs from free-range birds to minimize costs to farmers during outbreaks of avian influenza.
The eggs will be allowed to retain the free-range label, even when birds are required to be housed for several months to protect them from the disease, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in a statement Tuesday.