Shropshire egg packer opts for on-farm egg stamping

Shropshire packer Oaklands Farm Eggs is the first to commit to stamping 100% of its eggs on farm, and has already reached 98% roll-out. "The whole point was to ensure egg traceability right down to farm level," says technical director Elwyn Griffiths.

"We feel it's important to support our producers and to protect the industry against foreign imports as best we can - ink printing at farm level gives us another important tool to ensure full traceability of every egg that comes through our packing centre. It's also giving the consumer confidence that they know where their eggs come from."

Oaklands has paid for the stamping units to be installed at each of its suppliers' units, and is also financing consumables such as ink.