29/05/2026
Educated choices are key š§ š”Did you know that?
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ā āNaturalā has no legal definition for meat products under EU food law. The term is only regulated for flavorings. Anyone can print it on any product. (EU Reg. 1169/2011, Annex VII Part D)
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ā āFree rangeā (for chicken meat) legally requires just 1 m² of outdoor space per bird ā roughly the size of a bath mat. And birds only need access to the outdoors for half their lifetime. (EU Reg. 543/2008, Annex V(c))
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ā āGrass fedā has no EU-wide legal standard. Itās entirely self-certified ā and can legally apply to animals that were grain-finished before slaughter. (No definition exists in EU Reg. 1169/2011 or EU Reg. 1308/2013)