The golden eggs

Frenz - organic, free range eggs for 25 years.

Frenz has been producing the fi nest free-range, organic eggs for more than 25 years.

It's a remarkable environmental record. Last year Frenz celebrated 25 years with its Free Range mark and is now New Zealand's largest organic, free-range egg company, and the only company meeting the strict USDA health standards.
It was also the first company to export eggs - with markets in the US and Asia.
Frenz also made the decision that to ensure an organic, GM-free food supply for its chickens, it would make sense to grow its own organic maize and operate its own mill.

So it did just that.

As an example of a company espousing the very highest standards of cruelty free, organic and ethically produced farm produce, Frenz has few peers.

All Frenz organic egg producing chickens are kept in flocks of no more than 350 birds per acre - a far cry from the 'free-range' definition often applied to the eggs of other companies - where the sheer size of the flock means birds may or may not even fi nd their way out of the shed.

The legislation is so loose around the term 'free-range' that industrial farms can label eggs as 'free range' for flocks that have never been outside or seen the light of day. Frenz is proud to continue to provide consumers with confi dence through its world-leading standards.

Years ago, Frenz developed its unique 'Flock Locator'. This identifies where the eggs were grown, shows farm location and details about the farmer and family. Simply go to frenzs.co.nz and enter the Flock Number which appears on the packaging, and get to know the small cottage farm that provides your healthy eggs.

Innovation and sustainability is also at the heart of its packaging, which is biodegradeable, Forestry Stewardship Council-certified and uses vegetable inks.
Eggs are one of nature's superfoods - rich in vitamins, minerals, essential fats and protein, but are organic or free-range eggs better for your health?

Caged hens have lower immunity systems which affect the nutritional value of their eggs and the sick hens also need regular antibiotics. As we know, natural sun is the best antibiotic.

Furthermore, according to a study from Mother Earth News, freerange eggs have much higher nutritional values. The study found up to six times more vitamin D, three times more vitamin E and double the omega-3 fatty acids. Chickens with access to pasture and worms that are high in natural omegas get to pass those onto its eggs. So that's a
resounding yes for free-range eggs.

Organics, as has been demonstrated on the preceding pages, is more about what doesn't go into your food. Organic foods contain no pesticides or herbicides, no antibiotics, artifi cial colours to enhance yolk colour, and no genetically modified feedstocks.

Frenz eggs are available in all good supermarkets.

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Frenz is also part of the Conscious Consumers network - find out
more at consciousconsumers.org.nz