British free range eggs to start returning to supermarkets soon as curbs lifted

Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird flu

British free range eggs will soon start returning to supermarket shelves, following the lifting of restrictions introduced last year by the government in an attempt to curb the spread of bird flu.

A legal requirement for poultry and other captive birds to be kept indoors was introduced in England last November, and in Wales the next month, in response to the UK's largest outbreak of avian influenza.