Poultry Packaging Labels: Cage-free

The meat case at any local grocery store displays a wide assortment of descriptive labels on the packages of refrigerated and frozen food products that are purchased for cooking. For some shoppers, the terms on the labels are confusing. While some may hardly notice or take the time to read them, for others, the labeling can raise questions.

The video provides some clarity about the "Cage-free" label on fresh and frozen chicken and turkey products and also reassures that American poultry products are among the safest and healthiest foods anywhere in the world.

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cage-free really doesn't mean anything for poultry. broiler chickens don't have cages. that being said, they are crammed with tens of thousands of other birds in sheds. no access to sunlight or the outdoors, no enrichment, just a boring but stressful life of always being within a square foot of other birds.