Battery eggs 'sold as free range'

Defra is investigating the scale of egg fraud in Britain

Last year, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs began an investigation into the scale of egg fraud in Britain.

It found trading in imported battery eggs from two European countries may have taken place for up to five years.

In that time, up to 10 lorries of eggs came into the UK each week, Defra said.

'Fraud'

Demand for free range eggs has soared in recent years, to the extent that British farmers have struggled to keep up.

Last November, three people were arrested over alleged fraud at a West Midlands egg packing firm. They have since been released on bail.

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Source: BBC News

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