• Astroturfed@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I remember when “free range” chicken/eggs came around. The definition of that is wild. Opened my eyes to how bullshit all of the US food labeling stuff is. It means something like they have access to 2 square feet of outdoor space access. But theres like no rules on how often they need to be able to use it. So you can just have thousands of chickens you lets cycle through a tiny outdoor area once in their lives and it meets the requirement. It’s a joke.

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      1 year ago

      Supersize Me 2: Holy Chicken! covers this and is definitely worth a watch. He sets up a fried chicken restaurant and establishes all the minimum criteria to promote your food as free range/organic/healthy etc when it really isn’t.

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      There is a thing now in Germany called “outdoor climate” for beef etc. It’s supposed to be the second best form of farming and literally means: There needs to be a window somewhere.

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      The best part is that chicken naturally live in forests. They are afraid of open spaces because those come with the threat of birds of prey.

    • Damdy@mtgzone.com
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      I believe organic chicken requires them not to be pumped with antibiotics; at least in my county.

      This means farms literally cannot keep them in as horrible and cramped conditions because the risk of disease could wipe them out.

      I’m not an organic nut, but I do buy organic chicken/eggs or go without.