Eggsciting News
Ewing Poultry Organic free range gets SPCA Blue Tick® of approval
Ewing Poultry, is excited to announce that it is the latest farm to become SPCA Blue Tick® approved for its organic free range eggs sold throughout New Zealand.
This is great news for consumers, an even wider variety of high welfare approved eggs to choose from, says SPCA Blue Tick® Business Unit Manager Ségolène de Fontenay.
“We are excited to welcome Ewing Poultry, they’ve received SPCA Blue Tick® approval on their free range and barn eggs by meeting our stringent high animal welfare standards. Consumers can buy these eggs with assurance that the hens are well looked after,” says de Fontenay.
The SPCA Blue Tick’s® high animal welfare standards fit well with our farming philosophy and we support our customers’ awareness of knowing and caring how their food is farmed, says Ewing Poultry General Manager Paul Ewing.
“Our priority is to the welfare of our hens and our ongoing commitment is to give them the best conditions possible and providing our customers with high quality, tasty eggs” says Paul Ewing
“By moving forward to a sustainable future we researched European standards for free range and barn systems and we found within New Zealand the SPCA Blue Tick® is in keeping with the high EU standards and our own philosophy of high animal welfare standards,” he concludes.
Sungold Organic and Golden Downs Organic free range eggs can be purchased at some stores nationwide, with all of its other SPCA Blue Tick® accredited eggs being able to be purchased in Pak N Save, New World, Fresh Choice and some Four Square stores in Christchurch, West Coast, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman regions.