Countdown has removed Palace Poultry eggs from their shelves after reports caged eggs were being sold as free range. We have removed all Palace Poultry products from our shelves as of this morning. Palace Poultry sold eggs to us as free range eggs," Countdown said. A company called Howard Fletcher, trading as Ararimu Free Range Eggs, is associated with the Palace Poultry brand. All SPCA Blue Tick labelled eggs come from farms approved by the SPCA to adhere to strict high welfare standards.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2017 22:06 UTC