Brussels, 20/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - The deadline for implementing the ban on using unenriched battery cages for laying hens was confirmed on Wednesday 19 January, at a meeting in Brussels of the principal stakeholders (Member States, representatives of the industry, producers, consumers, etc), according to a European Commission press release (EUROPE 10286). It will no longer be permitted to use these cages in the EU as of 1 January 2012. It was also stressed that the circulation of eggs...