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European legislation requires that all Class A eggs be stamped with a producer
code that will identify the production method to the consumer and the farm of origin to competent authorities.
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reasons for this are twofold, firstly to inform the consumer of how their eggs have been produced and secondly for traceability.
The legislation requires that the characters representing the Member State of Registration be included in the codes
to be applied to eggs, in our case UK.
Scotland, with support from Scottish egg producers, has gone one step further
in terms of traceability. Eggs produced in Scotland will also have the mandatory suffix SCO included in the egg producer code
which is your guarantee of top quality eggs.
Although there have been salmonella outbreaks in the UK in
recent years,Scotland has remained clear. Scottish egg producers view the inclusion of SCO as the best way to ensure that
consumers know that they are buying the best quality eggs produced to the highest standards of animal welfare in the world.
That's why Scottish egg producers welcomed the introduction of this legislation back in 2004 and remain
keen to promote the true origin of Scottish eggs.
Egg producers selling their produce from the farm gate or locally
door-to-door are exempt from stamping eggs. This is on the basis that the origin is already known. Some consumers may wish
to buy eggs that haven't been stamped. They can,by going to their local egg producer direct.
Many consumers
will actually have a Farm Shop in their locality.
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