What's in a name?

I have always wondered what all these different eggs labels mean. Seriously, hormone free - does that mean it is artificially made? Or biodynamic - do these eggs give you superpowers?

An egg is an egg right?

Well I did some research and found most labels are just clever creative advertising. Here's what I discovered...

JUST IGNORE THESE LABELS

• Hormone Free - No eggs in Australia officially contain hormones as they were banned in the production of chicken (or eggs) since the 1960s 
• Antibiotics Free - Chickens that have been given antibiotics are "quarantined" before returning to laying eggs and scientific tests have proven that antibiotics can't get into the eggs anyway
• Vitamin Enriched - We all know eggs are full of vitamins and minerals so why state it? The only vitamin missing is C
• Preservative Free/No Preservatives - Eggs contain naturally occurring preservatives - oops!

IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE HEN THESE LABELS MEAN SOMETHING

• Cage - Hens are in cages and don't have much space. They each have a space size of about an A4 sheet of paper :(
• Free Range - Hens are not in cages, although there is no strict guidelines to anything else
• Barn Lain - Hens are housed in sheds and allowed to move freely inside but not allowed to go outside
• Organic - Hens are allowed to roam free on ground that is free from pesticides and chemical fertilisers. Must be certified officially though so look for the stamp of approval!
• Vegetarian - Hens are fed a vegetarian diet (no meat or fish). Usually caged so their diet can be controlled.

After all this research, I went back to reference by sources and unfortunately have lost them. But I'm sure these are facts according to Google :)

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