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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO 305

Free-Range Eggs

Mr Stevenson - asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts on notice on 27 November 1990:

(1) In response to a question taken on notice

(12 September 1990) you stated "Officers of the

Health Surveillance Service have investigated the

matter and have advised that those eggs. purporting

to be free range and packed in sealed cartons with

details of the poultry farm on the seal, are

legitimate free range eggs." Can the Minister

define exactly what is meant by "legitimate free

range eggs", and included in the definition: (a) how

many hens are there per acre; (b) whether chickens

are debauched or not; and (c) whether chickens are

vaccinated.

(2) Is the poultry farm packaging legitimate free range eggs located in the ACT.

(3) Is the farm which packs eggs that are sold in the ACT run by Mr Frank Pace or Mr Mark Moncrief.

(4) Can the Minister advise if the poultry farm supplying legitimate free range eggs has the endorsement of Animal Liberation; if not, why not.

(5) Is it an offence in the ACT to sell battery hen eggs as free range.

(6) Will the Minister investigate to make sure that ACT consumers are not being deceived by being sold battery hen eggs as free range.

Mr Humphries - the answer to Mr Stevensons question is:

My officers in conjunction with the Consumer Affairs Bureau have investigated the matter you raised in your question on free range eggs and have provided the following information:

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