{"id":440804,"date":"2022-05-02T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:53:08","slug":"bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bird flu puts organic chickens into lockdown in US, Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a9652c6d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a9652c6d8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe\/#%E2%80%9CBird_flu_puts_organic_chickens_into_lockdown_in_US_Europe%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bird flu puts organic chickens into lockdown in US, Europe&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe\/#Dissatisfied_customers\" >Dissatisfied customers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bird-flu-puts-organic-chickens-into-lockdown-in-us-europe\/#Missing_the_sunshine\" >Missing the sunshine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBird_flu_puts_organic_chickens_into_lockdown_in_US_Europe%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bird flu puts organic chickens into lockdown in US, Europe&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no longer roam as freely or feel the sun on their beaks as some US and European farmers temporarily keep flocks inside during lethal outbreaks of\u00a0bird\u00a0flu, according to egg producers and industry representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The switch comes as a surprise to shoppers already shelling out more money for eggs due to cullings of infected flocks.\u00a0Consumers pay extra for specialty eggs, thinking they come from hens that can venture out of barns.<\/p>\n<p>US watchdogs say retailers and egg companies must do a better job informing customers that hens are kept inside, as shoppers track their spending amid record global food inflation. Keeping\u00a0birds inside is safest for now, according to government officials, because a single case of\u00a0bird\u00a0flu\u00a0results in entire flocks being culled. The virus can also infect humans, though experts say the risk is low.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In France, where the government has temporarily required farmers to keep chickens indoors since November, some retailers are defying obligations to post clear information for consumers about the mandate, according to checks of grocery stores by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know that they had to stay inside,\u201d said Josephine Barit, 34, a shopper at a small Paris store that had no indications hens may have been confined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bird-flu-global1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eggs at a supermarket\" class=\"wp-image-22109444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bird-flu-global1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bird-flu-global1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bird-flu-global1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>US authorities do not require organic egg producers to update labels when unexpected events like bird flu change production practices, the agriculture department said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s not really \u2018free range\u2019 anymore?\u201d she said. \u201cI suppose there is no other choice because of\u00a0bird\u00a0flu, but they could say so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allowing chickens time outside is thought to be more humane, giving consumers some peace of mind about buying animal farm products.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Veterinarians say poultry with outdoor access are particularly vulnerable to becoming infected with\u00a0bird\u00a0flu, officially known as highly pathogenic avian influenza or HPAI, because migratory\u00a0birds spread the disease. Poultry can fall ill from contact with infected wild\u00a0birds, their feathers or feces.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Agriculture recommends farmers keep poultry indoors \u201cas long as the HPAI outbreak is ongoing,\u201d but has not required confinement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dissatisfied_customers\"><\/span>Dissatisfied customers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The US outbreak is the second-worst in history, with more than 35 million\u00a0birds wiped out this year. France has culled nearly 16 million\u00a0birds in its worst outbreak ever, while infections have also hit nations including Britain, Italy and Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>European requirements to confine chickens have left some consumers dissatisfied even when retailers post signs notifying customers of the change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day you still pay the price of \u2018free range\u2019 or organic eggs when the fowls have actually never seen the sky,\u201d said Marc Dossem, 52, a shopper who spoke in a large supermarket in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>EU and British marketing standards allow for free-range laying hens to be kept inside for up to 16 weeks before companies must issue advisories to customers.<\/p>\n<p>Britain temporarily required eggs from \u201cfree-range\u201d hens kept indoors to be labeled \u201cbarn eggs,\u201d but has allowed farmers to let hens outside again starting in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nebraska-bird-flu-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hen on farm\" class=\"wp-image-22109543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nebraska-bird-flu-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nebraska-bird-flu-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nebraska-bird-flu-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Keeping birds inside is safest for now, according to US officials.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Spain, hens must be kept indoors in special risk and surveillance areas of the country, said Mar Fern\u00e1ndez, Spanish head of the Interprofessional Organisation of Eggs and Egg Products. They have not yet been indoors for more than 16 weeks, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are countries that no longer have eggs from free-range hens available for months,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez said. US authorities do not require organic egg producers to update labels when unexpected events like\u00a0bird\u00a0flu\u00a0change production practices, the agriculture department said. Eggs labeled \u201corganic\u201d as well as \u201cfree range\u201d must come from hens with access to the outdoors in the United States.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Missing_the_sunshine\"><\/span>Missing the sunshine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among the suppliers now prohibiting outdoor access is Pete and Gerry\u2019s, which says it is the leading US producer of organic, free-range and pasture-raised eggs. The business sells eggs in stores owned by Kroger\u00a0and Amazon\u2019s\u00a0Whole Foods Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be constantly evaluating the exposure risk and will have them back outside in the sunshine as soon as possible,\u201d Pete and Gerry\u2019s said.<\/p>\n<p>Vital Farms, another US producer of pasture-raised eggs, said it confined hens after outbreaks in Europe. Both producers have information online about the switch, but their \u201cfree-range\u201d and \u201cpasture raised\u201d labels remain the same.<\/p>\n<p>Whole Foods, Kroger and Target\u00a0did not respond to questions about whether they would post notices for shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsumers should get what they pay for and they\u2019re not getting the product as advertised,\u201d said Danielle Melgar, a food advocate for the US Public Interest Research Group.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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