| Production
method |
Eggs
from caged hens (1) |
Barn
eggs (1) |
Free
range eggs (1) |
Label
Rouge free range eggs
|
| Type
of animal husbandry |
Closed
environment,
in cages |
Closed
environment |
Free
range |
Free
range |
| Size
of farm |
No
maximum size
(up to 300,000 hens)
|
No
maximum size |
No
maximum size |
2
poultryhouses of 6,000 hens maximum |
| Stocking
rate inside the henhouse |
750
cm² of cage area per hen
(= 13 hens/m²) and
2000 cm²/cage
|
9 hens per
m² usable area with
4 levels allowed
|
9 hens per
m² usable area with
4 levels allowed
|
9 hens per
m² usable area on the ground
(only 1 level)
|
| Outdoor
surface area |
- |
- |
4 m²
/ hen minimum
= 2500 hens / ha
|
5 m²
/ hen minimum
= 2000 hens / ha
|
| Feed
for laying hens |
No
particular demands |
No particular
demands |
No particular
demands |
100 % plant-based
feed, minerals and vitamins including 50 % minimum cereals with
no artificial coloring
|
| Egg
collection |
No
particular demands |
No particular
demands |
No particular
demands |
At least
twice a day |
| Time
between laying and packing |
No
particular demands |
No particular
demands |
No particular
demands |
4 days maximum |
| Guarantee
that egg is of superior quality |
- |
- |
- |
Regular
inspection by organoleptic analysis |
| Third-party
inspection |
- |
- |
- |
Approved
certifying |
(1) European standard: Council directive 1999/574/EC
of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of
laying hens.
