Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playTerry Fletcher of Palace Poultry has denied reports that he onsold caged eggs as free-range. The SFO on Monday confirmed it was investigating allegations that Palace Poultry had sold millions of caged eggs as free-range. Palace Poultry supplies eggs to Countdown, which removed Palace Poultry eggs from its shelves on Monday after it became aware of the issue. Speaking on RNZ's Checkpoint today, Fletcher denied all the allegations levelled at Palace Poultry. "We paid Palace Poultry free-range egg prices for free-range eggs," the company said.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 14, 2017 05:29 UTC