Can eggs be sold at gate as free-range?

Having read the articles on the site about selling at the gate, it says to avoid the term "free-range" as it is a legal term.  I was wondering what the criteria were for free-range apart from the obvious.

Also someone told me that I couldn't put a specific price sign up and that it had to be a "suggested donation". Has anyone else heard of this?

Any thoughts anyone?

Thanks for the speedy clarification, Grannie Annie.

I hadn't heard about this donation business before but someone I was speaking to at the weekend was adamant about it BUT she doesn't sell eggs.  I've heard of having to do it at village get-togethers when they're selling wine/beer but they give a suggested donation which most people adhere to.

I agree with you that if it's a donation then people may not leave the correct amount.

We have 'Free Range' and the price on our sign  .

There are altogether too many bleep bleep rules and regulations.

We used to be the local village shop and Post Office and I remember one visit from the authorities that resulted in us having to date the eggs on 30x trays but the loose sausages we didn't need to date.  Go figure!!!!

They also made us change to KG and grams.  When I said most of our customers were older and didn't want it, they told me I could put both - then came back the week after to complain that my KG price wasn't bigger than my LB price.
 

I put "garden Range" on mine  .

As i understood it, you can get away from any legalities by saying that the money you make simply goes to the upkeep of the birds.

C x

isn't there also some regulation about egg boxes? You as the seller are not allowed to use second hand boxes although the buyer can bring along a used box for their eggs.
Jane

oh and have just been on the DEFRA website and its publication states clearly that eggs can be sold at 'farm gate' and at farmers markets

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Are farm gate/door-to-door sales of eggs from unregistered producers permitted?
Yes - producers with fewer than 50 birds are not required to be registered with Animal Health EMI nor with the Great Britain Poultry Register and do not need to mark their eggs with a producer code. They can sell these at their farm gate or locally door-to-door in the region of production. They may also sell them direct to consumers at a local public market in which case they must show their name and address and provide consumer advice to keep eggs chilled after purchase along with a best before date (maximum 28 days from lay) for the eggs. (section 4b of the EMR1 leaflet refers).