Definition of "free-range" []

• Of, relating to, or produced by animals, especially poultry, that range freely for food, rather than being confined in an enclosure: free-range chickens. (adjective)

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• "The RSPCA changed its approved pig farming scheme in August last year and removed references to the term "free-range" when classifying and labelling pig production systems."
• "Some egg farms are indoor floor operations and these are sometimes erroneously referred to as free-range operations."
• "Serves 10-1260g digestive biscuits (4 biscuits)60g ginger nuts (6 biscuits)50g butterA pinch of salt600g full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature200g sour cream4 tbsp cornflour150g caster sugarZest of ½ a lemon, finely grated1 tsp vanilla extract4 large free-range eggs, at room temperature, plus 1 egg white1."