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Producers are required to submit evidence to ensure compliance with the agency’s ambiguous free range definitions. But FSIS provides conflicting instructions on what is needed for approval of the claims—further . fueling the confusion over what it means to be free range. According to the agency’s . Animal Production Claims
16 Ιαν 2014 · The USDA’s (and industry standard) definition for “Free Range” is that birds must have “outdoor access” or “access to the outdoors.” In some cases, this can mean access only through a “pop hole,” with no full-body access to the outdoors and no minimum space requirement.
22 Μαρ 2024 · Free-range cattle farming is a method that emphasizes animal welfare and environmental sustainability by allowing livestock to graze openly. This method stands in contrast to confined feedlot systems, providing broader implications for animal health and natural resource management.
1 Σεπ 2021 · Added information on the use of “Free Range” and synonymous claims (“Free Roaming,” “Pasture Fed,” Pasture Grown,” “Pasture Raised,” and “Meadow Raised”) on labels of poultry products and the documentation needed to substantiate these claims.
Free-Range: This refers to enterprises using moveable housing with access to pasture. In free-range enterprises, portable houses or pens are moved regularly so that chickens may forage on grass, seeds, and insects outside of the house during daytime hours.
6 Απρ 2012 · Eggs labeled “cage-free” or “from free-roaming hens” are laid by hens that are allowed to roam in a room or open area, which is typically a barn or poultry house. “Free-range” or “pasture-fed” eggs are produced by hens raised outdoors or with access to outdoors.
There have been proposals to regulate USDA labeling of products as free range within the United States. As of 2017 what constitutes raising an animal "free range" is almost entirely decided by the producer of that product, and is frequently inconsistent with consumer ideas of what the term means.
