According to a March 18th article in The Guardian, domestic free-range eggs are no longer officially available in stores in the U.K.  In November 2021, an order was issued mandating confinement of flocks to barns to avoid outbreaks of avian influenza contracted from virus shed by migratory waterfowl.  Since the requirements for a "range-free" designation requires sustained outside access, confinement since November has invalidated claimed free-range management on labels for commercially produced and packed product.

Eggs displayed at retail now carry a point-of-sale notice indicating "All free-range hens in the U.K. are currently housed to protect them from the risk of bird flu".